SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR CURRENCY PROCESSING CONTROL AND REDEMPTION

• US 20090320106A1
• Filed: 05/07/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corporation (Crane Company)
• Original Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corporation (Crane Company)
• Inventors: Mennie, Douglas U., Jones, William J., Hallowell, Curtis W., Blake, John R.
• Granted Patent: US 7,980,378 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1085 involving automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03

Abstract

A coin processing and redemption system includes a coin processing machine configured to receive a batch of coins in an input region and process the batch of coins to determine a value thereof. A dispensing device is provided and is configured to output a redemption ticket bearing a code. The coin processing machine is configured to associate the redemption ticket code with a coin processing transaction prior to the determination of a value of a batch of coins.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A method for associating a coin processing event on a coin processing machine with a user, comprising the acts of:

receiving a user'"'"'s biometric input;

associating data relating to a batch of coins processed on the coin processing machine with the user'"'"'s biometric input; and

storing said data relating to a batch of coins processed on the coin processing machine on a computer-readable storage medium in association with the user'"'"'s biometric input.

17. A method for associating a coin processing event on a coin processing machine with a user according to claim 16, further comprising:

presenting a biometric input at a kiosk, ATM, POS, vending machine, or terminal.

18. A method for associating a coin processing event on a coin processing machine with a user according to claim 17, further comprising:

comparing the biometric input at a kiosk, ATM, POS, vending machine, or terminal to the data stored in said act of storing.

19. A method for associating a coin processing event on a coin processing machine with a user according to claim 18, further comprising:

redeeming at least a portion of a value associated with the processed batch of coins.

20. A method for associating a coin processing event on a coin processing machine with a user according to claim 19, further comprising:

updating said stored data in response to the act of redeeming.