Image Processing Network
First Claim
1. A self-service coin deposit machine, comprising:
- a display;
a coin processing module comprising a bulk coin hopper configured to receive a deposit of mixed coins from a customer of a financial institution;
an input device configured to accept an input of information identifying the customer'"'"'s account in the financial institution;
a communication interface configured to directly connect the coin deposit machine, through a wireless or a hardwired communication path, to a local computer associated with the accounting system of the financial institution in which the coin deposit machine is disposed; and
a controller configured to determine a total value of the mixed coins deposited by the customer and to transfer a deposit value relating to the total value of the deposited mixed coins through the communication interface to the customer'"'"'s account.
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Abstract
An image processing network for processing image files and coupled to an outside data communication network comprising a plurality of remote image capture units, the units scanning documents and creating a plurality of image files of said documents; the image processing means is coupled to said plurality of remote image capture units for processing the image files; the accounting means is coupled to the image processing means for immediately updating accounts associated with said image processing means; and the plurality of remote capture units are coupled to the outside network, the outside data communication network is connected to outside financial institutions, the image processing means transmits said image files to the outside financial institutions via the data communication network and receives image files from the outside financial institutions over the network.
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20 Claims
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1. A self-service coin deposit machine, comprising:
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a display; a coin processing module comprising a bulk coin hopper configured to receive a deposit of mixed coins from a customer of a financial institution; an input device configured to accept an input of information identifying the customer'"'"'s account in the financial institution; a communication interface configured to directly connect the coin deposit machine, through a wireless or a hardwired communication path, to a local computer associated with the accounting system of the financial institution in which the coin deposit machine is disposed; and a controller configured to determine a total value of the mixed coins deposited by the customer and to transfer a deposit value relating to the total value of the deposited mixed coins through the communication interface to the customer'"'"'s account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A self-service coin deposit system, comprising:
a self-service coin deposit machine disposed in a public area of a financial institution, the self-service coin deposit machine including; a display; a coin processing module comprising a bulk coin hopper configured to receive a deposit of mixed coins from a customer; an input device configured to accept an input of information identifying the customer'"'"'s account in the accounting system of the financial institution; a communication interface; and a controller configured to determine a total value of the mixed coins deposited by the customer and to transfer a deposit value relating to the total value of the deposited mixed coins through the communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for depositing mixed coins to a customer'"'"'s account, the method comprising:
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disposing a coin deposit machine in a financial institution; receiving from a customer a deposit of mixed coins in a coin deposit machine coin processing module; discriminating between valid and invalid coins; determining a total value of received valid coins; displaying on a display a deposit value relating to the total value; receiving from the customer a designated customer account number in a first accounting system to which the deposit value is to be deposited; transferring the deposit value to an outside accounting system, distinct from the first accounting system, but associated with the financial institution; automatically depositing, in real-time, the deposit value to the designated account number in the first accounting system from the second accounting system; and dispensing a receipt for the customer'"'"'s records, the receipt including the deposit value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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