Coin processing device having a moveable coin receptacle station
First Claim
1. A coin processing system comprising:
- a coin processing machine comprising a coin input region, a coin module configured to receive coins input into the coin input region, to process the coins, and to determine a total amount of the coins, and to output the coins to at least one coin receptacle;
a sensor configured to measure a parameter associated with the coin processing system and output to a controller a signal relating to the measured parameter;
an actuating device operatively associated with the sensor;
a communication interface;
a controller configured to process the signal relating to the measured parameter and to output data relating to the parameter to a memory, the controller being further configured to retrieve the data from the memory and to trend the data relating to the parameter, the controller being further configured to execute an error avoidance instruction set responsive to the trended data exceeding a predetermined setpoint to prevent an error from occurring; and
at least one of another controller and another memory located remotely from the coin processing machine, wherein at least one of the signal relating to the measured parameter output by the sensor or the data relating to the parameter output by the controller is output to at least one of the another controller or the another memory through the communication interface,wherein execution of the error avoidance instruction set by the controller causes the actuating device to actuate to influence the parameter associated with the coin processing system to prevent said error from occurring.
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Abstract
A coin processing system includes a coin processing machine configured to receive a plurality of randomly oriented coins in a coin input region thereof, process the coins, and determine a total amount of the coins. The coin processing system also includes a sensor configured to measure a pre-determined property associated with a component of the coin processing machine and/or an operational state of the coin processing machine and to output to a controller a signal related thereto. The coin processing system also includes an actuating device disposed to influence the pre-determined property. A controller is configured to monitor the signal output by the sensor and, responsive to a deviation of a value of the signal from an acceptable value for the signal, to execute an error recovery instruction set at least once. Execution of the error recovery instruction set by the controller causes an actuation of the actuating device to influence the pre-determined property to attempt to restore the operational parameter to a condition wherein the signal output by the sensor is within an acceptable value for the pre-determined property.
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17 Claims
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1. A coin processing system comprising:
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a coin processing machine comprising a coin input region, a coin module configured to receive coins input into the coin input region, to process the coins, and to determine a total amount of the coins, and to output the coins to at least one coin receptacle; a sensor configured to measure a parameter associated with the coin processing system and output to a controller a signal relating to the measured parameter; an actuating device operatively associated with the sensor; a communication interface; a controller configured to process the signal relating to the measured parameter and to output data relating to the parameter to a memory, the controller being further configured to retrieve the data from the memory and to trend the data relating to the parameter, the controller being further configured to execute an error avoidance instruction set responsive to the trended data exceeding a predetermined setpoint to prevent an error from occurring; and at least one of another controller and another memory located remotely from the coin processing machine, wherein at least one of the signal relating to the measured parameter output by the sensor or the data relating to the parameter output by the controller is output to at least one of the another controller or the another memory through the communication interface, wherein execution of the error avoidance instruction set by the controller causes the actuating device to actuate to influence the parameter associated with the coin processing system to prevent said error from occurring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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