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US 11,807,481 B2Granted
Single tape escrow module
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorMaximilian Barclay Burt
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Abstract
Disclosed is an escrow module. The escrow module may include a drum, a first belt and a tape. The drum may have a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion. The first belt may partially encircle the drum. The tape may have a first end attached to the drum and a second end attached to a spool. Upon rotation of the drum in a first direction, a first side of a media object may contact the tape and a second side of the media object may contact the first belt.
Claims20
An escrow module comprising:
- a drum having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion;
- a first belt at least partially encircling the drum;
- at least 4 pullies, wherein a first pully and a second pully are situated above a surface of the drum and a third and fourth pully situated below the surface of the drum, wherein the first belt wrapped around and outer surfaces of the first pully, the second pully;
- the third pully, and the fourth pully;
- a motor to drive the at least 4 pullies and cause rotation of the drum;
- and
- a tape having a first end attached to the drum,
- wherein the drum adapted to rotate in a first direction;
- wherein a first side of a media object adapted to contact the tape with the drum rotating in the first direction;
- and
- wherein a second side of the media object adapted to contact the first belt with the drum rotating in the first direction;
- wherein the tape is a single spool of tape and the escrow module includes no other tapes or spools of tapes.
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An escrow module comprising:
- a drum having a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion;
- a first belt at least partially encircling the first end of the drum;
- a second belt at least partially encircling the second end of the drum;
- a first set of 4 pullies with a first pair of the first set situated above a surface of the drum and a second pair of the first set situated below a surface of the drum, wherein the first belt wrapped around an outer surface of the first pair and the second pair of the first set;
- a second set of 4 pullies with a first pair of the second set situated above a surface of the drum and a second pair of the second set situated below a surface of the drum, wherein the second belt wrapped around an outer surface of the first pair and the second pair of the second set;
- a motor to drive the first set and the second set of 4 pullies causing rotation of the drum;
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- a tape having a first end, and a second end, the first end attached to the drum in between the first,
- wherein the escrow module does not include a second tape,
- wherein the drum is adapted to rotate in a first direction;
- wherein a first side of a media object is adapted to contact a first side of the tape with the drum rotating in the first direction;
- wherein a second side of the media object is adapted to contact both the first and second belts with the drum rotating in the first direction,
- wherein the second side of the media object is adapted to contact a second side of the tape after a first revolution of the drum
- wherein the tape is a single spool of tape and the escrow module includes no other tapes or spools of tapes.
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A method for escrowing a media object, the method comprising:
- causing a drum to rotate in a first direction by activating a motor operatively connected to a first set of 4 pullies and a second set of 4 pullies causing the drum to rotate in the first direction, wherein a first pair of the first set situated above a surface of the drum and a second pair of the first set situated below the surface of the drum, a first pair of the second set situated above the surface of the drum and a second pair of the second set situated below the surface of the drum, wherein a first belt is wrapped around an outer surface of the first pair and the second pair of the first set and a second belt is wrapped around an outer surface of the first pair and the second pair of the second set;
- translating the media object along a tape with a first side of the media object in contact with the tape, wherein the tape is a single spool of tape of an escrow module and the escrow module includes no other tapes or spools of tapes;
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- rotating the media object around the drum such that a second side of the media object contacts the first belt and the second belt both the first belt and the second belt at least partially encircles the drum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.