Smart ATM cassette
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorsMatej Bludsky, Jeba Angeline George, Michael James Kidd
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for a smart automated teller machine cassette. One cassette system includes a housing that defines an interior of the cassette, and that is configured to house a plurality of currency notes, a camera sensor configured to capture at least one image of each note of the plurality of currency notes, and a first module configured to determine a cassette status based on feature data determined from the at least one image of each note of the plurality of currency notes.
Claims20
A removable cassette comprising:
- a housing that defines an interior of the cassette, and that is configured to house a plurality of currency notes;
- a user interface on an exterior of the housing, the user interface receiving input from a user and configured to display information to the user;
- a camera sensor configured to automatically activate and capture at least one image of each note of the plurality of currency notes, the camera sensor automatically activated based on a triggering event related to light sensitivity;
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- a processor configured to determine a cassette status based on feature data determined from the at least one image of each note of the plurality of currency notes.
A method for operating a removable cassette comprising:
- detecting a triggering event based on movement of the cassette;
- capturing, via a camera sensor that is automatically activated based on the triggering event, at least one image of each note of a plurality of currency notes housed within a housing that defines an interior of the cassette;
- determining, via a processor, a cassette status based on feature data determined from the at least one image of each notes of the plurality of currency notes;
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- displaying, via a user interface of the cassette, a cassette status.
A removable cassette comprising:
- a housing that defines an interior of the cassette, and that is configured to house a plurality of currency notes;
- a drawer that is able to be arranged into a first position and a second position, wherein the first position includes aligning a cavity in a position to dispense the currency notes in an automated teller machine, and wherein the second position includes the cavity accessible to receive the currency notes;
- a memory chip with wireless functionality;
- a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip;
- a camera configured to automatically activate and capture at least one image of each of the plurality of currency, the camera automatically activated based on a lid of the drawer being opened;
- a user interface on an exterior of the housing, the user interface receiving input from a user and configured to display information to the user;
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- a processor configured to determine a cassette status based on feature data determined from the at least one image of each note of the plurality of currency notes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.