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Universal cartridge for different cash recyclers

  • US 8,600,842 B1
  • Filed: 11/25/2008
  • Issued: 12/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • determining, by a first cash recycler, that a first cartridge housed in the first cash recycler has at least one of a surplus and deficiency of at least one denomination of cash, wherein the first cartridge is configured to accept and dispense the at least one denomination of cash;

    preparing, by a second cash recycler, a second cartridge for exchanging with the first cartridge of the first cash recycler, the second cartridge being housed in the second cash recycler and interchangeable with the first cartridge, wherein the second cartridge is configured to accept and dispense bills of the at least one denomination of cash, and wherein the first cartridge and the second cartridge are configured to be removably insertable into a plurality of different cash recyclers, at least one of the plurality of different cash recyclers being a different manufacture or different model from another of the plurality of different cash recyclers;

    receiving, by the first cash recycler, the second cartridge in exchange for the first cartridge, the first cartridge containing a different number of bills of the at least one denomination of cash than the second cartridge; and

    transmitting, by the first cash recycler, a notification indicating that the first cartridge was removed from the first cash recycler and indicating that the second cartridge was inserted into the first cash recycler.

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