Systems and methods for dispensing a printed document from a printer machine using a dispensing device
AssigneeCapital One Services, LLC
InventorDavid Kelly Wurmfeld
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for dispensing a printed document from a printer machine with a dispensing device. For instance, a document being printed out from the printer machine may be monitored for, and a determination that a document is being printed out from the printer machine may be made based on the monitoring. The printed document may be engaged with an arm mechanism of the dispensing device, the printed document may be urged towards a slot of the dispensing device with the arm mechanism, and the printed document may be dispensed out of the slot with the arm mechanism.
Claims20
A dispensing device comprising:
- a body extending between a first end and a second end, and having an opening at the second end;
- an arm mechanism configured to engage a document printed by a printer machine, and movable along the body in a first direction toward the opening and a second direction opposite the first direction;
- and
- a controller comprising:
- at least one memory storing instructions;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- based on a receiving of the document at the dispensing device, causing the arm mechanism to move along the body in the first direction such that the document is engaged by the arm mechanism and urged towards and partially out of the opening;
- monitoring an amount of time elapsed from the document being urged partially out of the opening until the document has been retrieved by a user;
- and
- in response to determining the amount of time elapsed exceeds a predetermined threshold, causing the arm mechanism to move along the body in the second direction such that the document engaged by the arm mechanism is retracted.
A controller of a dispensing device, the controller comprising:
- at least one memory storing instructions;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- determining a document printed by a printer machine has been received at the dispensing device;
- controlling the dispensing device to move an arm mechanism of the dispensing device along a body of the dispensing device in a first direction from a first end of the body toward an opening at a second end of the body, the movement of the arm mechanism along the body in the first direction causing the document to be engaged by and urged towards the opening by the arm mechanism;
- determining the document has been urged partially out of the opening at a first time;
- prior to determining the document has been retrieved by a user, determining an amount of time elapsed from the first time exceeds a predetermined threshold;
- and
- based on the predetermined threshold being exceeded, controlling the dispensing device to move the arm mechanism along the body in a second direction, opposite the first direction, such that the document engaged by the arm mechanism is retracted back into the opening.
A method for controlling document dispensation from a dispensing device, the method comprising:
- determining a document printed by a printer machine has been received at the dispensing device;
- operating the dispensing device to move an arm mechanism along a body the dispensing device in a first direction from a first end of the body toward an opening at a second end of the body, the movement of the arm mechanism along the body in the first direction causing the document to be engaged by and urged towards the opening by the arm mechanism;
- receiving a first indication that the document has been urged partially out of the opening;
- prior to receiving a second indication that the document has been retrieved by a user, determining a predetermined time limit from the receiving of the first indication has been exceeded;
- and
- based on determining the predetermined time limit has been exceeded, operating the dispensing device to retract the arm mechanism along the body in a second direction, opposite the first direction, such that the document engaged by the arm mechanism is pulled back into the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.