SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY FILLING A COIN CASSETTE
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1. A method of recycling coins comprising:
- processing mixed coins received at a first business using a coin processing device;
packaging coins into a deliverable currency package at the first business using a currency packaging device; and
holding the deliverable currency package at the first business for pick-up by a requestor requesting the deliverable currency package.
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Abstract
A method of recycling coins includes the acts of processing mixed coins received at a first business using a coin processing device, packaging coins into a deliverable currency package at the first business using a currency packaging device, and holding the deliverable currency package at the first business for pick-up by a requestor requesting the deliverable currency package.
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70 Claims
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1. A method of recycling coins comprising:
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processing mixed coins received at a first business using a coin processing device; packaging coins into a deliverable currency package at the first business using a currency packaging device; and holding the deliverable currency package at the first business for pick-up by a requestor requesting the deliverable currency package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A self-service machine comprising:
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a controller; a user interface comprising a display device; a currency recycling device configured to package coins in a currency package responsive to an order for a currency package comprising a specific mix of coins and to output the currency package to the recycled currency retrieval area; a coin processing device configured to process a batch of loose coins input into a coin input area of the self-service machine and to selectively output the processed coins to one or more of one or more coin receptacles, one or more secure coin recycling cassettes, one or more intermediate coin holding areas, or the currency recycling device; and a recycled currency retrieval area, comprising a lockable controlled-access panel, disposed in a second secured area of the self-service machine. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A self-service system comprising:
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a controller; and at least one self-service machine comprising a user interface, a coin processing device configured to process input coins, at least one coin receptacle, a recycled currency retrieval area, and a currency recycling device, wherein the currency recycling device is configured to package coins in a currency package responsive to an order for a currency package comprising a requested mix of coins and to output the currency package to the recycled currency retrieval area, and wherein the coin processing device is configured to discharge processed coins to the at least one coin receptacle or the currency recycling device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for recycling currency comprising:
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inputting currency into a self-service machine comprising a controller, a coin processing device configured to process input coins, at least one coin receptacle, and a plurality of coin recycling cassettes, each of the plurality of coin recycling cassettes being associated with a single denomination of coin; discharging coins from the coin processing device to a selected one of the plurality of coin recycling cassettes provided the respective one of the plurality of coin recycling cassettes has not reached a predetermined limit of coins; and discharging coins of a particular denomination from the coin processing device to the at least one coin receptacle if a respective one or more of the plurality of coin recycling cassettes corresponding to said particular denomination have reached a predetermined number of coins. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A self-service machine comprising:
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a controller; a user interface comprising a display device; one or more removable coin recycling cassettes, each of the removable coin recycling cassettes being configured to both receive and dispense coins and comprising at least one communication device configured to transmit signals providing status information on the removable coin recycling cassette when the removable coin recycling cassette is removed from the self-service machine; one or more coin receptacles, and a coin processing device configured to process a batch of loose coins input into a coin input area of the self-service machine and to selectively output the processed coins to one or more of one or more coin receptacles, one or more coin recycling cassettes, or a cash till receiving area. - View Dependent Claims (70)
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