Currency handling system

A currency handling system comprising:

• a currency reading device including:
• an insertion slot capable of receiving a banknote of a local currency and of a foreign currency, and one or more of a card, or a ticket;
• a conveyance mechanism that transports the received banknote, card, or ticket;
• a reading sensor that reads the received banknote, card, or ticket conveyed by the conveyance mechanism;
• and,
• an accommodation unit, that stores a validated banknote conveyed by the conveyance mechanism;
• and,
• a first central processing unit in communication with a first computer readable memory storing banknote, card, and ticket reference data, the first central processing unit is programmed to determine whether the received banknote, card, or ticket is valid, and whether the received banknote, card, or ticket includes an amount denominated in the local currency or of a foreign currency, and
• a management server including a second central processing unit and a second computer readable memory,
• the first central processing unit is further programmed to:
• determine that a received banknote, card, or ticket is valid;
• transmit a checking signal from the currency reading device to the management server;
• determine whether a communication error exists between the currency reading device and the management server;
• wherein, when the first central processing unit determines that a communication error exists between the currency reading device and the management server, and the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket includes an amount denominated in a first foreign currency, the first central processing unit is further programmed to discharge the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket of the first foreign currency from the currency reading device;
• wherein, when the first central processing unit determines that a communication error exists between the currency reading device and the management server, and the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket includes an amount denominated in a second foreign currency, the first central processing unit is further programmed to retain the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket in the currency reading device and/or convey the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket to the accommodation unit;
• wherein, when the first central processing unit determines that a communication error exists between the currency reading device and the management server, and the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket includes an amount denominated in the local currency, the first central processing unit is further programmed to retain the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket in the currency reading device and/or convey the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket to the accommodation unit;
• and,
• wherein, when the first central processing unit determines that a communication error does not exist between the currency reading device and the management server, and the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket includes an amount denominated in the first foreign currency or the second foreign currency, the first central processing unit is further programmed to retain the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket in the currency reading device and/or convey the received and validated banknote, card, or ticket to the accommodation unit.