US 2004/0200690 A1Published application

Machine and method for cash recycling and cash settlement

AssigneeDe La Rue Cash Systems, Inc.

InventorsThomas P. Adams, Jon R. Stieber, Robert L. Zwieg

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Abstract

A cash recycling machine (11) is connected in a network with a computer (10) and other recycling equipment (12), the cash recycling machine (11) having an input device (18) for receiving cash, a sorter (31) for sorting the cash into a plurality of hopper assemblies (26-29), a controller (21) responsive to inputs from a user in a first operating cycle of the machine to cause the hopper assemblies (26-29) to dispense an amount of sorted cash to a cash drawer and to store the amount of dispensed cash in memory in association with a user account number, the controller (21) being responsive to input of a batch of cash and the user account number in a second cycle to count the cash received, and to compare the amount of cash received with the amount of cash dispensed to determine a net amount of cash associated with the user. The controller (21) has the ability to track transactions of employees through the work shift for reconciliation at the end of the work shift and to report results to a central accounting computer.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A cash recycling machine for receiving cash, for sorting cash into a plurality of denominations and for dispensing cash as a plurality of unmixed denominations, the machine comprising:

a housing;
a cash input area on the housing for receiving a batch of cash deposited in the machine;
a sorting mechanism for sorting a batch of cash deposited in the machine into a plurality of denominations;
a plurality of receptacles for storing the cash by denomination after sorting;
a plurality of denomination sensors positioned with respect to the respective receptacles for sensing the amounts of denominations stored in the respective receptacles and for sensing amounts of the denominations dispensed from the respective receptacles;
and
a controller responsive to the denomination sensors and responsive to inputs from a user in a first operating cycle of the machine to cause the receptacles to dispense an amount of cash sorted by denomination and to store the dispensed amount of cash in memory in association with a user account number, the controller being responsive to input of a batch of cash and the user account number in a second cycle to count the cash received, and to compare the amount of cash received with the amount of cash dispensed to determine a net amount of cash associated with the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.