Cash processing system for automatically performing cash handling operations associated with banking services

• US 5,606,157 A
• Filed: 06/01/1995
• Issued: 02/25/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Oda, Akemi, Awatsu, Kiyotaka, Wada, Masahiko, Shibata, Yasuko
• Primary Examiner(s): Hajec, Donald T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TREMBLAY, MARK STEPHEN
• Application Number:
  US08/457,501
• Time in Patent Office: 635 Days
• Field of Search: 235/379, 235/382, 902/9-13, 902/5, 902/8
• US Class Current: 235/379
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1085 involving automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/12 Containers for valuable papers
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/135 Remote note containers
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/24 Managing the stock of valuable papers
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/245 Replenishment
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/34 Monitoring the contents of devices, e.g. the number of stored valuable papers
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/20 Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/201 Accessories of ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/06 Coin boxes
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/00 Cash registers alarm indicators G07G3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 3/00 Alarm indicators, e.g. bells

Abstract

A cash processing system is capable of reducing manual operation in placing and collecting from a cashing handling apparatus, such as ATM'"'"'s, cash dispensing machines and so forth and thus can eliminate the occurrence of error or theft. The cash processing system includes a detachable cash safe, a cash processing apparatus that detachably receives the cash safe for automatically setting a commanded amount of cash therein, and a cash handling apparatus that detachably receives the cash safe, in which the commanded amount of cash is set, for performing services including a cash dispensing service.

Claims

1. A cash handling apparatus comprising:

a cash handling unit for performing services including a cash dispensing service;

a detachable cash safe to be detachably set in said cash handling unit for feeding cash stored therein, said cash safe including an input section a card reader, a door lock mechanism and a control section having a memory;

said input section accepting entry of a P.I.N. and said card reader receiving a personnel card for reading the content therein, cash setting information being entered through said input section and stored in said memory; and

said door lock mechanism controlled for unlocking depending upon the result of a comparison of said P.I.N. and the content of said personnel card.

2. A detachable cash safe to be detachably set in a cash handling unit which performs services including cash dispensing, comprising:

an input section which accepts entry of an identification code;

a card reader receiving a card and reading the contents; and

a control section having a memory, cash setting information being entered through said input section and stored in said memory, said detectable cash safe being opened based upon the result of a comparison by said control section of the identification code and the contents of the card.