Adaptive pressure media feeding

A method for processing media items within a depository, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a controller, a pressure reading from a pressure sensor associated with a tiltenator of a media separator module, wherein the tiltenator comprises a pressure plate configured to apply pressure to a bunch of media items;
• adjusting, by the controller, a position of the pressure plate to apply an initial pressure to the bunch based on a type and a condition of the media items as determined from the pressure reading;
• monitoring, by the controller, for a signal from a downstream sensor indicating whether a topmost item of the bunch has been separated and fed through the media separator module within a predetermined period of time;
• modifying, by the controller, the pressure applied to the bunch by the pressure plate in response to an absence of the signal from the downstream sensor, wherein the modifying includes progressively and adaptively increasing the pressure in a series of incremental pressure adjustments;
• and
• continuing the incremental pressure adjustments until the signal from the downstream sensor is received, indicating successful separation of the topmost item;
• wherein the controller is further configured to back the topmost item and the bunch back to an entry point of the media separator module when a predefined number of incremental pressure increases are processed.

A method comprising:

• A method for adaptive media item separation in a depository, the method comprising:
• initiating, by a controller, a media separation process by engaging a tiltenator to apply a variable pressure to a bunch of media items, wherein the tiltenator includes a pressure plate and a pressure sensor;
• determining, by the controller, an initial pressure against the bunch as a particular pressure for a predefined type of media and a predefined condition;
• actuating, by the controller, the pressure plate to exert the initial pressure on the bunch to facilitate individual separation of media items from the bunch;
• detecting, by the controller, when a topmost item from the bunch reaches a downstream sensor within a predetermined period of time;
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• adjusting, by the controller, a corresponding pressure exerted by the pressure plate by progressively and adaptively increasing the corresponding pressure when the topmost item fails to reach the downstream sensor within the predetermined period of time;
• wherein the controller is further configured to reset a current pressure against the bunch to the initial pressure and back the topmost item and the bunch back to an entry feed point.