Currency bill tracking system
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1. A currency bill scanning device, comprising:
- a receptacle for holding currency bills;
means for obtaining an identifier for a transaction involving one or more of the currency bills;
an image scanner operable to obtain an image from at least one side of a received currency bill and to extract a serial number of the received currency bill from the image; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the image scanner, the processor operable to create a data file comprising the one or more currency bill images, wherein each currency bill image is tagged with the extracted serial number of that currency bill and the identifier of the transaction involving that currency bill to allow for the involved one or more currency bills to be subsequently traced by serial number to that transaction.
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Abstract
A system and method is presented for tracking and tracing currency bills involved in deposit and withdrawal transactions. A transaction identifier is obtained. Currency bills involved in the transaction are scanned in order to obtain their serial numbers. The serial numbers are then linked to the transaction identifier.
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1. A currency bill scanning device, comprising:
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a receptacle for holding currency bills; means for obtaining an identifier for a transaction involving one or more of the currency bills; an image scanner operable to obtain an image from at least one side of a received currency bill and to extract a serial number of the received currency bill from the image; and a processor communicatively coupled to the image scanner, the processor operable to create a data file comprising the one or more currency bill images, wherein each currency bill image is tagged with the extracted serial number of that currency bill and the identifier of the transaction involving that currency bill to allow for the involved one or more currency bills to be subsequently traced by serial number to that transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for distributing currency bills, comprising:
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obtaining an identifier for a currency bill distribution transaction; distributing a number of currency bills for that transaction; at least partially imaging each distributed currency bill; using a processor, extracting a currency bill serial number from the currency bill image; and using the processor or another processor, linking the currency bill image with the serial number(s) for the distributed currency bill(s) and the transaction identifier so as to allow the distributed currency bills to be traced to a certain transaction by their serial number. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A device for distributing currency bills, comprising:
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means for obtaining an identifier for a currency bill distribution transaction; a mechanism for distributing a number of currency bills for that transaction; an imaging device operable to at least partially image each distributed currency bill and extract a currency bill serial number; and a processor communicatively coupled to the imaging device, the processor operable for linking the currency bill image(s) with the serial number(s) for the distributed currency bill(s) and the transaction identifier so as to allow the distributed currency bills to be traced to a certain transaction by their serial number. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A device for distributing currency bills, comprising:
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a control panel for obtaining an identifier for a currency bill distribution transaction; a mechanism for distributing a number of currency bills for that transaction; an imaging device operable to at least partially image each distributed currency bill and extract a currency bill serial number; and a processor communicatively coupled to the imaging device, the processor operable for linking the currency bill image(s) with the serial number(s) for the distributed currency bill(s) and the transaction identifier so as to allow the distributed currency bills to be traced to a certain transaction by their serial number.
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29. A currency bill scanning method, comprising:
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receiving currency bills; obtaining an identifier for a transaction involving the received currency bills; scanning the currency bills to obtain an image from at least one side of each received currency bill; using a processor, extracting a serial number of each received currency bill from the obtained images; and using the processor or another processor, creating a data file comprising fields populated with at least a portion of the obtained currency bill images, wherein each currency bill image field is tagged to additional fields including the extracted serial number and the identifier of the transaction involving that currency bill thereby allowing the received currency bills to be subsequently traced by serial number to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for receiving currency bills, comprising:
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obtaining an identifier for a currency bill reception transaction; receiving a plurality of currency bills for the transaction; at least partially imaging each received currency bill and extracting a currency bill serial number from the currency bill image; and using a processor, linking the currency bill image(s) with the serial number(s) for the received currency bill(s) and the transaction identifier thereby allowing the received currency bills(s) to be traced to the reception transaction by their serial number, wherein linking comprises forming an image file populated with fields containing the at least partial image of each currency bill for that transaction, the serial number associated with the partial image, and the transaction identifier. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A device for receiving currency bills, comprising:
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means for obtaining an identifier for a currency bill reception transaction; a mechanism for receiving a plurality of currency bills for the reception transaction; an imaging device operable to at least partially image each received currency bill and extract a currency bill serial number; and a processor communicatively coupled to the imaging device, the processor operable for linking the currency bill image(s) with the serial number(s) for the received currency bill(s) and the transaction identifier thereby allowing the received currency bills to be traced to the reception transaction by their serial number, wherein the linking includes forming an image file populated with fields containing the image of each received currency bill, each extracted serial number, and the transaction identifier. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. A device for receiving currency bills, comprising:
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a control panel for obtaining an identifier for a currency bill reception transaction; a mechanism for receiving a plurality of currency bills for the reception transaction; an imaging device operable to at least partially image each received currency bill and extract a currency bill serial number; and a processor communicatively coupled to the imaging device, the processor operable for linking the currency bill image(s) with the serial number(s) for the received currency bill(s) and the transaction identifier thereby allowing the received currency bills to be traced to the reception transaction by their serial number, wherein the linking includes forming a data file populated with fields containing the image of each currency bill for the reception transaction, the associated currency bill serial number, and the transaction identifier.
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