Method and apparatus for money item processing

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one computer processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one computer processor, cause the at least one computer processor to perform a method comprising:
• determining, using at least one money item denominating apparatus, a monetary value of at least one received money item;
• and
• in response to determining the monetary value, automatically causing at least one simulated user input indicative of the determined monetary value to be provided to at least one interactive user interface displayed in at least one region of a display screen;
• wherein the at least one simulated user input comprises an automated actuation of at least one interactive element of the at least one interactive user interface.

A method comprising:

• performing optical character recognition on at least one region of a display screen to determine at least one displayed character;
• identifying, from the determined at least one displayed character, a monetary value to be received;
• determining, using at least one money item denominating apparatus, a monetary value of at least one received money item;
• comparing the monetary value of the at least one received money item with the monetary value to be received;
• and
• in response to determining that the monetary value of the at least one received money item is equal to or greater than the monetary value to be received, causing at least one simulated user input to be provided to at least one interactive user interface displayed in the display screen;
• wherein the at least one simulated user input comprises an automated actuation of at least one interactive element of the at least one interactive user interface.