Wireless networked cash management system
First Claim
1. A wireless networked cash management system, comprising:
- at least one cash handling device in the system for performing at least one of the operations of coin sorting, coin counting, note counting, note sorting and cash redemption;
a system control unit for performing at least one of a plurality of operations of accounting for cash dispensing by the cash handling device, providing for cash settlement of transactions carried out by the cash handling device and monitoring maintenance information, said control unit also providing commands to the cash handling device for operation of the cash handling device; and
wherein said cash handling device and said system control unit communicate through a wireless communication network operating according to a standard for locally distributed wireless networks; and
wherein the locally distributed wireless network communicates directly without intermediate servers and within a range between the cash handling device and the control unit of no more than approximately 100 meters.
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Abstract
A wireless networked cash management system includes a coin handling device (13, 14, 17) for performing at least one of the operations of coin counting, coin sorting, coin dispensing and cash redemption, a currency handling device (15, 16, 17) for performing at least one of the operations of note counting, note dispensing, note sorting and cash redemption, and a control unit (12) for performing at least one of the operations of monitoring cash handling, accounting for cash dispensing, providing for cash settlement, monitoring maintenance information and providing commands for controlling operation one of the cash handling devices (13, 14, 15, 16, 17) and a wireless communication network operating in a range of frequencies made available for locally distributed wireless networks for allowing communication of data between the control unit (12) and the cash handling devices (13, 14, 15, 16, 17). Computer peripheral I/O devices can also be added to the system for communicating over the network with the control unit (12).
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22 Claims
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1. A wireless networked cash management system, comprising:
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at least one cash handling device in the system for performing at least one of the operations of coin sorting, coin counting, note counting, note sorting and cash redemption; a system control unit for performing at least one of a plurality of operations of accounting for cash dispensing by the cash handling device, providing for cash settlement of transactions carried out by the cash handling device and monitoring maintenance information, said control unit also providing commands to the cash handling device for operation of the cash handling device; and wherein said cash handling device and said system control unit communicate through a wireless communication network operating according to a standard for locally distributed wireless networks; and wherein the locally distributed wireless network communicates directly without intermediate servers and within a range between the cash handling device and the control unit of no more than approximately 100 meters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 21)
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13. A wireless networked cash management system comprising:
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a system control unit including a radio frequency transceiver; and a cash handling device, the cash handling device including a radio frequency transceiver for communicating cash handling data and status data to the control unit; wherein the transceivers communicate directly with each other without the assistance of servers and wherein the transceivers communicate within a range of no more than approximately 100 meters; and wherein the system control unit performs at least one of the operations of accounting for cash dispensing by the cash handling device, providing for cash settlement of transactions carried out by the cash handling device and monitoring maintenance information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22)
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