SLOTTED ROTATABLE DRUM AND METHOD OF USING SAME
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- rotating a drum within a housing through at least a first plurality of complete rotations in the same direction while a shutterable aperture on the housing remains shuttered; and
completing the rotation of the drum so that the drum has a first rotational position at which a slot extending through the drum has one end facing the aperture and has an opposing end facing away from the aperture.
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Abstract
A device, such as an automated teller machine, can include a shutterable aperture configured to receive deposit materials, such as cash and checks. The device can include a slotted rotatable drum located behind the shutterable aperture. During a transaction, when the aperture is unshuttered, the drum can be rotationally positioned to align the slot with the shutterable aperture, so that deposit materials pass through the aperture, then pass through the slot in the drum. Before and/or after a transaction, when the aperture is shuttered, the drum can be rotated in the same direction through several complete rotations, such as five or ten rotations. Used in this manner, the drum can detect and/or ensnare potential traps formed with hard and/or soft materials. If a trap prevents the drum from rotating, circuitry in the device can trigger an alert and take the device out of service.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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rotating a drum within a housing through at least a first plurality of complete rotations in the same direction while a shutterable aperture on the housing remains shuttered; and completing the rotation of the drum so that the drum has a first rotational position at which a slot extending through the drum has one end facing the aperture and has an opposing end facing away from the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving an initiation of a transaction at a user interface on a housing while a shutterable aperture on the housing remains shuttered; rotating a drum within the housing through at least a first plurality of complete rotations in the same direction while the aperture remains shuttered; completing the rotation of the drum so that the drum has a first rotational position at which a slot extending through the drum has one end facing the aperture and has an opposing end facing away from the aperture; unshuttering the aperture; receiving deposit materials from outside the housing through the aperture and through the slot on the drum; and shuttering the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device, comprising:
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a housing, the housing defining a shutterable aperture configured to receive deposit materials from outside the housing during a transaction; and a drum disposed in the housing adjacent the aperture and defining a slot therethrough, the drum being rotatable to rotational positions including a first rotational position at which the slot extending through the drum has one end facing the aperture and has an opposing end facing away from the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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