Methods and apparatus for wireless operator notification in document processing systems
First Claim
1. A document processing system, comprising:
- a document transport for processing financial documents, the document transport having a reading module;
a transport controller for directing financial documents through a path which passes at least the reading module, the reading module reading information from the financial documents, the transport controller being operative to sense exceptions along the path and to generate operator messages in response to the exceptions;
a transmitter interface for receiving operator messages from the transport controller and wirelessly transmitting the messages; and
an operator display unit for wirelessly receiving operator display messages from the transmitter interface and visually displaying the messages for an operator.
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Abstract
Techniques for operator notification of exceptions affecting financial document transaction processing machines are described. A transaction processing machine affected by an exception notifies the operator by sending a wireless message by means of a low cost, wearable operator display unit, which then displays the message using a display screen such as an LCD screen. Upon receiving the message, the operator clears the exception and directs the operator display unit to signal the processing machine that the exception has been cleared. Upon receiving the signal, the document processing machine checks for other exceptions and either resumes operation or performs further exception handling depending on whether further exceptions exist.
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1. A document processing system, comprising:
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a document transport for processing financial documents, the document transport having a reading module;
a transport controller for directing financial documents through a path which passes at least the reading module, the reading module reading information from the financial documents, the transport controller being operative to sense exceptions along the path and to generate operator messages in response to the exceptions;
a transmitter interface for receiving operator messages from the transport controller and wirelessly transmitting the messages; and
an operator display unit for wirelessly receiving operator display messages from the transmitter interface and visually displaying the messages for an operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of financial document processing exception handling comprising the steps of:
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suspending financial document processing upon detection of an exception;
wirelessly transmitting a visual operator message describing the exception to an operator display unit; and
receiving a wireless transmission message notifying that the exception has been cleared. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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