Currency bill and coin processing system
First Claim
1. A system for processing currency bills, coins, and other media, the system comprising:
- a compact currency bill processing device for counting currency bills of a plurality of denominations, the currency bill processing device having an input receptacle for receiving a stack of currency bills and a transport mechanism adapted to transport the currency bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit to at least one output receptacle, the compact currency processing device being adapted to determine the denomination of each of the currency bills;
a coin scale adapted to receive at least one group of coins of a single denomination and to determine a coin total for the at least one received group corresponding to the value of the coins in the received group; and
a controlling device communicatively coupled to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale, the controlling device including a keypad adapted to manually receive information from an operator, the information being related to at least one of the currency bills, the coins, and other media, and a printer adapted to print a hardcopy of information associated with the currency bills, the coins, and the other media.
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Abstract
A system for processing currency and other media includes a compact currency bill processing device, a coin scale, and a controlling device. The compact currency bill processing device is adapted to count and determine the denomination of currency bills received in an input receptacle and transported, one bill at a time, to at least one output receptacle. The coin scale adapted to receive and determine a coin total for at least one group of coins of a single denomination. The controlling device is communicatively coupled to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale, and includes an integrated keypad and printer. The keypad is adapted to manually receive information from an operator, and the printer is adapted to print a hardcopy of information associated with the currency bills, the coins, and other media.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for processing currency bills, coins, and other media, the system comprising:
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a compact currency bill processing device for counting currency bills of a plurality of denominations, the currency bill processing device having an input receptacle for receiving a stack of currency bills and a transport mechanism adapted to transport the currency bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit to at least one output receptacle, the compact currency processing device being adapted to determine the denomination of each of the currency bills;
a coin scale adapted to receive at least one group of coins of a single denomination and to determine a coin total for the at least one received group corresponding to the value of the coins in the received group; and
a controlling device communicatively coupled to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale, the controlling device including a keypad adapted to manually receive information from an operator, the information being related to at least one of the currency bills, the coins, and other media, and a printer adapted to print a hardcopy of information associated with the currency bills, the coins, and the other media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for processing currency bills and coins using a compact currency processing system, the method comprising:
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counting currency bills of a plurality of denominations using a currency bill processing device to determine a currency bill total;
determining a coin total for at least one group of coins of a single denomination using a coin scale;
prompting operator input on a display of a controlling device, the controlling device being communicatively coupled to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale, the display being integrated into a housing of the controlling device;
receiving the operator input via a keypad of the controlling device, the keypad being integrated into the housing of the controlling device;
determining an aggregate total corresponding to the sum of the currency bill total and the coin total; and
printing on a printer of the controlling device a hardcopy of information associated with the currency bills and the coins, the printer being integrated into the housing of the controlling device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A currency processing system comprising:
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a supporting enclosure having an interior tray, the interior tray being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the extended position being such that the interior tray is at least partially outside a main frame of the supporting enclosure, the retracted position being such that the interior tray is completely inside the main frame of the supporting enclosure;
a currency bill processing device for determining a currency bill total, the currency bill processing device being located on a top surface of the supporting enclosure;
a coin scale for determining a coin total for at least one group of coins of a single denomination, the coin scale being located on the interior tray of the supporting enclosure;
a controlling device communicatively coupled to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale, the controlling device being located on the interior tray of the supporting enclosure, the controlling device having an integrated keypad and an integrated printer. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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