System and Method for Processing Coin Deposits and Withdrawals in an Automated Banking Machine
AssigneeCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
InventorChristopher Paul Harrison MISENER
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for processing coin deposits and withdrawals in an automated banking machine (ABM). In one aspect, a cash management system is described. The cash management system includes a coin sorter for accepting and discriminating between a plurality of denominations of coin; at least one coin roller coupled to the coin sorter, for rolling the plurality of denominations of coin output by the coin sorter; at least one rolled coin store coupled to the at least one coin roller, for storing rolled coin in the plurality of denominations output by the at least one coin roller; and a rolled coin dispenser coupled to the at least one rolled coin store, for obtaining rolled coin requested in a withdrawal.
Claims20
A cash management system comprising:
- a coin sorter for discriminating between a plurality of denominations of coin accepted by a coin acceptor;
- at least one coin roller coupled to the coin sorter, for rolling the plurality of denominations of coin output by the coin sorter;
- at least one rolled coin store coupled to the at least one coin roller, for storing rolled coin in the plurality of denominations output by the at least one coin roller;
- and
- a rolled coin dispenser coupled to the at least one rolled coin store, for obtaining rolled coin requested in a withdrawal.
A method for enabling cash withdrawals, the method comprising:
- providing, in a user interface, a banknote withdrawal option and a rolled coin withdrawal option;
- enabling, by the rolled coin withdrawal option, selection of one or more coin rolls for each of a plurality of coin denominations;
- and
- after detecting confirmation of selections made in either or both of the banknote withdrawal option and the rolled coin withdrawal option, instructing a banknote dispenser to dispense one or more banknotes and at least one coin roll.
A method of processing loose coin deposits, the method comprising:
- in response to receiving a plurality of loose coins, counting, validating, and sorting the plurality of loose coins;
- and
- for each of at least one coin denomination:
- performing at least one of:
- i) filling a partially filled roll if available from a previous loose coin deposit and rolling the filled roll, and ii) completing a partial stack of coin and rolling the completed stack;
- performing at least one of:
- i) obtaining an empty roll, filling the empty roll, and rolling the filled roll, and ii) rolling a newly completed stack of coin;
- and
- adding at least one coin roll to a rolled coin store in an ABM.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.