Bill-loading machine

A bill-loading machine for receptacles for a cash-dispensing machine for dispensing cash to customers, the bill-loading machine comprising:

• a plurality of receptacle ports configured to concurrently receive a plurality of removable receptacles, each receptacle port configured to receive a removable receptacle (i) configured to be refilled with bills of a single corresponding denomination and (ii) configurable to the cash-dispensing machine for dispensing the bills of the single corresponding denomination, wherein:
• the bill-loading machine is configured to concurrently refill the plurality of removable receptacles with multiple different denominations of bills with each removable receptacle receiving bills of the single corresponding denomination;
• each removable receptacle is either a cash cassette configured to be removed from the bill-loading machine and inserted into the cash-dispensing machine for dispensing bills of the single corresponding denomination from the cash-dispensing machine or a cartridge configured to be removed from the bill-loading machine and inserted into a cash cassette to be inserted into the cash-dispensing machine for dispensing bills of the single corresponding denomination from the cash-dispensing machine;
• the cash-dispensing machine is an ATM or a kiosk;
• the bill-loading machine is not an ATM or a kiosk;
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• the bill-loading machine is configured to re-fill cash cassettes or cartridges for cash cassettes to be inserted into multiple different ATMs or multiple different kiosks;
• a plurality of non-removable currency bins configured to concurrently store bills of multiple different denominations, each non-removable currency bin configured to store a plurality of bills of a single corresponding denomination, wherein the non-removable currency bins are different from the removable receptacles;
• a plurality of bill dispensers configured to concurrently refill the plurality of removable receptacles with the bills stored in the plurality of non-removable currency bins, each bill dispenser configured to refill a removable receptacle located at a corresponding receptacle port with bills of a single corresponding denomination from a corresponding non-removable currency bin;
• a bill sorter configured to receive an input supply of bills of varied denominations, automatically sort the bills into multiple flows of paper currency of specific denominations for storage in the plurality of non-removable currency bins, and automatically load each non-removable currency bin with the bills of the single corresponding denomination;
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• a controller configured to control operations of the bill-loading machine.