Content-based prioritizing of deposits
First Claim
1. A method of cash supply chain management, comprising the steps of:
- automatically identifying a monetary package at a first custody point along a cash supply chain;
determining contents of the monetary package at the first custody point;
assigning a priority to the monetary package at the first custody point based at least in part on the contents of the cash;
storing information relating to the contents of the monetary package and the priority;
distributing the contents of the monetary package to a second custody point along the cash supply chain based at least in part on at least one of the contents and the priority.
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Abstract
As deposit bags containing monetary packages arrive at a cash handling facility contents of the deposit bags are inspected and assigned to a teller for processing. An automatic identification system may detect the presence of the deposit bag, the monetary packages, and/or the personnel handling the cash at various custody points at the cash handling facility. Such information may be used to determine the priority at which the monetary package may be processed. Further, a plurality of tellers may be assigned to process the monetary package in the cash handling facility. Each teller'"'"'s workflow may be tracked based on the presence of monetary packages that are already being processed at the teller'"'"'s station. Therefore, the monetary packages may be prioritized and may be assigned to a teller that is capable of handling the processing of the monetary package.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of cash supply chain management, comprising the steps of:
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automatically identifying a monetary package at a first custody point along a cash supply chain; determining contents of the monetary package at the first custody point; assigning a priority to the monetary package at the first custody point based at least in part on the contents of the cash; storing information relating to the contents of the monetary package and the priority; distributing the contents of the monetary package to a second custody point along the cash supply chain based at least in part on at least one of the contents and the priority. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of managing workflow within a cash handling facility, including the steps of:
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attaching an RFID tag to a deposit bag containing a plurality of monetary packages; receiving the deposit bag at a receiving point of the cash handling facility; detecting the physical presence of the deposit bag at the receiving point, wherein the receiving point includes an RFID scanner that is configured to receive an electronic signal from the RFID tag, the electronic signal containing information that identifies the deposit bag; determining an amount of cash associated with each of the monetary packages; determining a workload of each of a plurality of tellers; assigning each of the monetary packages to at least one of the tellers based at least in part on the determined workload of each of the tellers; and distributing each of the monetary packages to at least one teller for analysis. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for prioritizing deposits at a cash handling facility, comprising:
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a plurality of custody points at a cash handling facility; a plurality of teller stations for processing contents of a monetary package; a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system comprising at least one RFID tag and at least one RFID scanner that is configured to detect the presence of the at least one RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag is attached to the monetary package; a computing system, comprising; a receiver configured to receive identifying information about at least one of the monetary package and the contents of the monetary package, a memory configured to store the information about the identity of the at least one of the monetary package packages and the contents of the monetary package, and a processor configured to prioritize the order in which the monetary package is assigned to a teller station for processing based at least in part on the contents of the monetary package, and to assign a priority to each of the monetary packages based at least in part on the contents of the monetary package.
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21. A method comprising:
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identifying a monetary package at a first custody point along a cash supply chain; determining contents of the monetary package at the first custody point; assigning a priority based at least in part on the determined contents of the cash; storing, in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, data representing the determined contents and the assigned priority of the monetary package; and sending the contents of the monetary package to a second custody point along the cash supply chain, wherein the second custody point depends upon the determined contents and the assigned priority.
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