Method and apparatus for varying coin-processing machine receptacle limits
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1. A method for optimizing a usable volume of a coin receptacle associated with a coin-processing device comprising the steps of:
- obtaining data from at least one sensor;
adjusting, responsive to said data, at least one of an upper limit of coins which may be input into said receptacle and an available number of coins which may be input into said receptacle.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method for optimizing a usable volume of a coin receptacle associated with a coin-processing device is provided. This method includes the steps of obtaining data from at least one sensor and adjusting, responsive to such data, an upper limit of coins which may be input into the receptacle or an available number of coins which may be input into the receptacle.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for optimizing a usable volume of a coin receptacle associated with a coin-processing device comprising the steps of:
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obtaining data from at least one sensor;
adjusting, responsive to said data, at least one of an upper limit of coins which may be input into said receptacle and an available number of coins which may be input into said receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A coin-processing system comprising:
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a coin processing machine and a coin receptacle associated therewith, said coin receptacle configured to receive coins input into the coin processing machine;
at least one of a sensor and a switch disposed to output a signal in response to a condition in a coin-processing machine coin receptacle;
means for updating at least one of an upper limit of coins which may be received within the coin receptacle and a remaining number of coins which may be received within the coin receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A coin-processing system comprising:
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a coin processing machine and a coin receptacle associated therewith, said coin receptacle configured to receive coins input into the coin processing machine;
at least one of a sensor and a switch disposed to output a signal in response to a condition in a coin-processing machine coin receptacle. and a controller comprising a processor, said controller configured to calculate an upper limit of coins permitted to be input into said coin receptacle based at least in part upon at least one of said signal and a signal related thereto. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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