Currency dispenser
First Claim
1. A method of depositing and dispensing currency using a desktop document denominating and currency dispensing device comprising an input receptacle, a transport path, a single output receptacle, an image scanner, a processor, a controller, an interface, and one or more dispensing receptacles comprising the acts of:
- receiving a stack of documents including U.S. bills having at least one of a plurality of U.S. bill denominations to be deposited in the input receptacle of the device;
transporting the documents received, one at a time, from the input receptacle along the transport path at a rate of at least 400 documents per minute;
scanning the documents with the image scanner;
generating image data output signals in response to information scanned on the documents;
receiving image data output signals with the processor;
determining the document type and value with the controller based on the image data output signals;
delivering the documents received to a single output receptacle;
removing the documents from the single output receptacle;
inputting a withdrawal request into the processor via the interface;
dispensing at least one U.S. bill having at least one of a plurality of U.S. bill denominations to be dispensed to satisfy the withdrawal request from the one or more dispensing receptacles, each receptacle adapted to hold a plurality of currency bills having the same denomination;
transporting the at least one bill dispensed from the one or more dispensing receptacles along the transport path;
determining the denomination of the at least one U.S. bill dispensed at a rate in excess of at least 400 bills per minute;
delivering to the single output receptacle the at least one U.S. bill dispensed; and
using the image data output signals for OCR.
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Abstract
A vertically arranged combination desktop currency denominating machine and currency dispenser comprising a currency denominating module adapted to receive a stack of currency bills to be denominated and to denominate the received currency bills, wherein a transport mechanism transports bills individually from an input receptacle adapted to receive the stack of currency bills to one or more output receptacles. The combination further comprising a dispenser retaining section adapted to store currency bills to be dispensed to the one or more output receptacles during a dispensing operation, the retaining section comprising one or more dispensing receptacles, each dispensing receptacle adapted to hold bills having a common denomination, wherein the dispenser retainer section is positioned above the currency denominating module.
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3 Claims
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1. A method of depositing and dispensing currency using a desktop document denominating and currency dispensing device comprising an input receptacle, a transport path, a single output receptacle, an image scanner, a processor, a controller, an interface, and one or more dispensing receptacles comprising the acts of:
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receiving a stack of documents including U.S. bills having at least one of a plurality of U.S. bill denominations to be deposited in the input receptacle of the device; transporting the documents received, one at a time, from the input receptacle along the transport path at a rate of at least 400 documents per minute; scanning the documents with the image scanner; generating image data output signals in response to information scanned on the documents; receiving image data output signals with the processor; determining the document type and value with the controller based on the image data output signals; delivering the documents received to a single output receptacle; removing the documents from the single output receptacle; inputting a withdrawal request into the processor via the interface; dispensing at least one U.S. bill having at least one of a plurality of U.S. bill denominations to be dispensed to satisfy the withdrawal request from the one or more dispensing receptacles, each receptacle adapted to hold a plurality of currency bills having the same denomination; transporting the at least one bill dispensed from the one or more dispensing receptacles along the transport path; determining the denomination of the at least one U.S. bill dispensed at a rate in excess of at least 400 bills per minute; delivering to the single output receptacle the at least one U.S. bill dispensed; and using the image data output signals for OCR.
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2. A method of depositing and dispensing currency using a desktop document denominating and currency dispensing device comprising an input receptacle, a transport path, a single output receptacle, an image scanner, a processor, a controller, an interface, and one or more dispensing receptacles comprising the acts of:
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receiving a stack of documents including U.S. bills having at least one of a plurality of U.S. bill denominations to be deposited in the input receptacle of the device; transporting the documents received, one at a time, from the input receptacle along the transport path at a rate of at least 400 documents per minute; scanning the documents with the image scanner; generating image data output signals in response to information scanned on the documents; receiving image data output signals with the processor; determining the document type and value with the controller based on the image data output signals; delivering the documents received to a single output receptacle; removing the documents from the single output receptacle; inputting a withdrawal request into the processor via the interface; dispensing at least one U.S. bill having at least one of a plurality of U.S. bill denominations to be dispensed to satisfy the withdrawal request from the one or more dispensing receptacles, each receptacle adapted to hold a plurality of currency bills having the same denomination; transporting the at least one bill dispensed from the one or more dispensing receptacles along the transport path; determining the denomination of the at least one U.S. bill dispensed at a rate in excess of at least 400 bills per minute; delivering to the single output receptacle the at least one U.S. bill dispensed; and using the image data output signals for ICR.
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3. A method of depositing and dispensing currency using a desktop document denominating and currency dispensing device comprising an input receptacle, a transport path, a single output receptacle, an image scanner, a processor, a controller, an interface, and a single set of a plurality of dispensing receptacles comprising the acts of:
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receiving a stack of documents including U.S. bills having at least one of a plurality of U.S. bill denominations to be deposited in the input receptacle of the device; transporting the documents received, one at a time, from the input receptacle along the transport path at a rate of at least 400 documents per minute; scanning the documents with the image scanner; generating image data output signals in response to information scanned on the documents; receiving image data output signals with the processor; determining the document type and value with the controller based on the image data output signals; delivering the documents received to a single output receptacle; manually removing the documents from the single output receptacle; inputting a withdrawal request into the processor via the interface; dispensing at least one U.S. bill having at least one of a plurality of U.S. bill denominations to be dispensed to satisfy the withdrawal request from the dispensing receptacles, each dispensing receptacle adapted to hold a plurality of currency bills having the same denomination, and each dispensing receptacle being vertically arranged with respect to each of the other dispensing receptacles; transporting the at least one bill dispensed from the one or more dispensing receptacles along the transport path; determining the denomination of the at least one U.S. bill dispensed at a rate in excess of at least 400 bills per minute; and delivering to the single output receptacle the at least one U.S. bill dispensed, wherein the act of receiving a stack of documents includes receiving some documents bearing a barcode, and further comprising using the image data output signals for reading a bar code on the documents.
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