Cash deposit apparatus and method
First Claim
1. A cash deposit apparatus for receiving first cash and second cash from a user, the cash deposit apparatus comprising:
- a first cash processing unit for performing a first cash deposit transaction, the first cash processing unit comprising a first cash acceptance module, the first cash deposit transaction comprising receiving first cash in the first cash processing unit, validating the first cash by operation of the first cash acceptance module, and processing the first cash by the first cash processing unit so as to determine a value of the first cash;
a second cash processing unit for performing a second cash deposit transaction, the second cash processing unit comprising a second cash acceptance module, the second cash deposit transaction comprising receiving second cash in the second cash processing unit, validating the second cash by operation of the second cash acceptance module, and processing the second cash by the second cash processing unit so as to determine a value of the second cash;
a user interface unit; and
a controller operatively coupled to the first and second cash processing units and to the user interface unit, the controller being adapted todetect a first user action from the user at the user interface unit,control the first cash processing unit to initiate and start performing the first cash deposit transaction in response to detecting the first user action,simultaneously during performance of the first cash deposit transaction, detect a second user action from the user at the user interface unit, andduring performance of the first cash deposit transaction and in response to detecting the second user action, control the second cash processing unit to initiate and start performing the second cash deposit transaction.
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Abstract
A cash deposit apparatus has a first cash processing unit capable of performing a first cash deposit transaction involving receiving first cash from a user and processing the first cash so as to determine a value of the first cash, and a second cash processing unit capable of performing a second cash deposit transaction involving receiving second cash from the same user and processing the second cash so as to determine a value of the second cash. The apparatus also has a user interface unit and a controller, which is operatively coupled to the first and second cash processing units and to the user interface unit. The controller will detect a first input from the user, control the first cash processing unit, detect a second input from the user, and control the second cash processing unit.
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31 Claims
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1. A cash deposit apparatus for receiving first cash and second cash from a user, the cash deposit apparatus comprising:
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a first cash processing unit for performing a first cash deposit transaction, the first cash processing unit comprising a first cash acceptance module, the first cash deposit transaction comprising receiving first cash in the first cash processing unit, validating the first cash by operation of the first cash acceptance module, and processing the first cash by the first cash processing unit so as to determine a value of the first cash; a second cash processing unit for performing a second cash deposit transaction, the second cash processing unit comprising a second cash acceptance module, the second cash deposit transaction comprising receiving second cash in the second cash processing unit, validating the second cash by operation of the second cash acceptance module, and processing the second cash by the second cash processing unit so as to determine a value of the second cash; a user interface unit; and a controller operatively coupled to the first and second cash processing units and to the user interface unit, the controller being adapted to detect a first user action from the user at the user interface unit, control the first cash processing unit to initiate and start performing the first cash deposit transaction in response to detecting the first user action, simultaneously during performance of the first cash deposit transaction, detect a second user action from the user at the user interface unit, and during performance of the first cash deposit transaction and in response to detecting the second user action, control the second cash processing unit to initiate and start performing the second cash deposit transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling a cash deposit apparatus for receiving first cash and second cash from a user;
- the cash deposit apparatus having a first cash processing unit and a second cash processing unit, the first cash processing unit being for performing a first cash deposit transaction and having a first cash acceptance module, the first cash deposit transaction comprising receiving first cash in the first cash processing unit, validating the first cash by operation of the first cash acceptance module, and processing the first cash by the first cash processing unit so as to determine a value of the first cash, the second cash processing unit being for performing a second cash deposit transaction and having a second cash acceptance module, the second cash deposit transaction comprising receiving second cash in the second cash processing unit, validating the second cash by operation of the second cash acceptance module, and processing the second cash by the second cash processing unit so as to determine a value of the second cash, the method comprising;
detecting a first user action from the user; operating the first cash processing unit to initiate and start the first cash deposit transaction in response to detecting the first user action; during performance of the first cash deposit transaction, detecting a second user action from the user; and simultaneously during performance of the first cash deposit transaction and in response to detecting the second user action, operating the second cash processing unit to initiate and start the second cash deposit transaction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- the cash deposit apparatus having a first cash processing unit and a second cash processing unit, the first cash processing unit being for performing a first cash deposit transaction and having a first cash acceptance module, the first cash deposit transaction comprising receiving first cash in the first cash processing unit, validating the first cash by operation of the first cash acceptance module, and processing the first cash by the first cash processing unit so as to determine a value of the first cash, the second cash processing unit being for performing a second cash deposit transaction and having a second cash acceptance module, the second cash deposit transaction comprising receiving second cash in the second cash processing unit, validating the second cash by operation of the second cash acceptance module, and processing the second cash by the second cash processing unit so as to determine a value of the second cash, the method comprising;
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