Replenishment arrangements for automated teller machines
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsDavid K. Norrie, Derek Pont
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Abstract
An automated teller machine includes a stack of currency notes and dispenser for dispensing notes from the stack to authorized users. A marker bill is inserted at a predetermined position in the stack of currency notes to indicate a predetermined quantity of notes remaining within the stack.
Claims26
An automated teller machine comprising:
- a removable currency cassette containing a stack of currency notes;
- means for dispensing notes from the cassette to authorized users;
- and
- a marker bill inserted at a predetermined position between adjacent currency notes in the cassette to indicate a predetermined positive quantity of notes remaining within the stack when dispensed from the stack.
A method of indicating the quantity of currency notes remaining within a stack of currency notes at an automated teller machine comprising:
- inserting a marker bill at a predetermined position between adjacent notes in the stack of currency notes;
- and
- dispensing notes unidirectionally from the stack until the marker bill is dispensed unidirectionally from the stack.
An automated teller machine comprising:
- a cassette including a stack of currency notes;
- a marker bill disposed between adjacent notes in said stack;
- and
- means for transporting said notes and bill unidirectionally from said cassette.
A method of operating an automated teller machine having a currency cassette operatively joined to a dispenser slot in a user panel, said method comprising:
- filling said cassette with currency notes;
- inserting a marker bill between adjacent notes in said cassette;
- loading said filled cassette into said automated teller machine;
- dispensing said notes from said cassette and through said dispenser slot;
- removing said marker bill from said cassette;
- and
- detecting removal of said marker bill from said cassette for indicating quantity of notes remaining therein.
An automated teller machine comprising:
- a stack of currency notes;
- means for dispensing notes from the stack to authorized users;
- and
- a marker bill inserted at a predetermined position in the stack of currency notes to indicate a predetermined quantity of notes remaining within the stack when dispensed from the stack, wherein the marker bill is in the form of a voucher.
An automated teller machine comprising:
- a stack of currency notes;
- means for dispensing notes from the stack to authorized users;
- a marker bill inserted at a predetermined position in the stack of currency notes to indicate a predetermined quantity of notes remaining within the stack when dispensed from the stack, wherein the means for dispensing notes from the stack includes (i) means for detecting the presence of the marker bill and (ii) means for indicating the predetermined quantity of currency notes remaining in the stack upon detection of the marker bill;
- and
- (i) a purge bin and (ii) means for automatically transferring the marker bill from the stack to the purge bin upon detection of the marker bill.
An automated teller machine comprising:
- a dispenser for dispensing notes from a stack of currency notes;
- and
- a marker bill for insertion at a predetermined position in the stack of currency notes to indicate a predetermined quantity of notes remaining within the stack when the marker bill is dispensed from the stack, wherein the marker bill is in the form of a voucher.
An automated teller machine comprising:
- a dispenser for dispensing notes from a stack of currency notes;
- a marker bill for insertion at a predetermined position in the stack of currency notes to indicate a predetermined quantity of notes remaining within the stack when the marker bill is dispensed from the stack, wherein the dispenser includes (i) means for detecting the presence of the marker bill and (ii) means for indicating the predetermined quantity of currency notes remaining in the stack upon detection of of the marker bill;
- and
- (i) a purge bin and (ii) means for automatically transferring the marker bill from the stack to the purge bin upon detection of the marker bill.
A method of indicating the quantity of currency notes remaining within a stack of currency notes at an automated teller machine, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting a marker bill at a predetermined position in the stack of currency notes;
- detecting the presences of the marker bill upon dispensing of the marker bill from the stack;
- and
- indicating the predetermined quantity of currency notes in the stack upon detection of the marker bill, wherein the marker bill is in the form of a voucher.
A method of operating an automated teller machine (ATM), the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting the presence of a marker bill which has been inserted at a predetermined position in a stack of currency notes at the ATM;
- and
- indicating a predetermined quantity of currency notes remaining within the stack of currency notes upon detection of the marker bill, wherein the marker bill is in the form of a voucher.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.