System and method for securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout, comprising:
- a payout dispenser, for securely storing and dispensing a payout;
a terminal, for controlling the dispensing of the payout, adapted to be connected to the payout dispenser and to interface with a payout authorizing attendant in connection with the payout; and
a network for interconnecting the payout dispenser and the terminal.
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Abstract
In a system and method for securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout, the system includes a payout dispenser for securely storing and dispensing a payout, and a terminal for controlling the dispensing of the payout and for interfacing with an attendant in connection with the payout. The system further includes a network for interconnecting the payout dispenser and the terminal. The system may also include a device for indicating a payout payable responsive to the input of a person to whom the payout is payable, wherein the payout indicating device may be connected to the payout dispenser and the terminal by a network. The system may further include a device for enabling the dispensing of a payout breakage amount which is the difference between the payout in a payout dispenser denomination and the payment to be paid out. The system may still further include a central terminal for centrally controlling the dispensing of payouts at a plurality of local stations to which the central terminal may be networked.
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105 Claims
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1. A system for securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout, comprising:
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a payout dispenser, for securely storing and dispensing a payout;
a terminal, for controlling the dispensing of the payout, adapted to be connected to the payout dispenser and to interface with a payout authorizing attendant in connection with the payout; and
a network for interconnecting the payout dispenser and the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout, comprising:
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a central station, for centrally controlling the dispensing of a payout, including a central terminal;
a local station, adapted to be connected to the central station, including a payout dispenser, for securely storing and dispensing the payout, and a local terminal, for controlling the dispensing of the payout, adapted to be connected to the payout dispenser and to interface with a payout authorizing attendant in connection with the payout; and
a network, for interconnecting the central station and the local station, adapted to interconnect the payout dispenser, the local terminal, and the central terminal. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A method for securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout, in a system that comprises a payout dispenser, a terminal, and a network, the method comprising:
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interconnecting the payout dispenser and the terminal though the network;
securely storing a payout in the payout dispenser; and
controlling the dispensing of the payout from the terminal, the terminal adapted to be connected to the payout dispenser and to interface with a payout authorizing attendant in connection with the payout. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A method of securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout, in a system which comprises a central station, a local station, and a central/local station network, the method comprising:
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interconnecting the central station and the local station through the central/local station network, wherein the central station includes a central terminal, and wherein the local station includes a payout dispenser, a local terminal, and a payout dispenser/local terminal network, said payout dispenser/local terminal network interconnecting the payout dispenser and the local terminal;
securely storing and dispensing the payout using the local station that is adapted to receive local payout authorization and the central station that is adapted to receive central payout authorization;
centrally controlling the dispensing of a payout using the central station that provides central payout authorization; and
locally controlling the dispensing of the payout using the local terminal that is adapted to be connected to the payout dispenser and to interface with a payout authorizing attendant who provides local payout authorization in connection with the payout. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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