Media cassette
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsJonathan S. Black, Scott P. Mackenzie
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Abstract
A cassette (10) for storing media in sheet form is described. The cassette (10) has urging means (26) for urging a stack of media items (34) to one end (24) of the cassette (10), such as a media pick area (22). The cassette (10) also has sensing means (52) for determining the size of the stack of media items (34) remaining in the cassette (10). The cassette (10) includes display means (50) for displaying to an external viewer, such as a replenisher, an indication of the size of the stack of media items (34) remaining within the cassette (10).
Claims19
A currency cassette comprising:
- urging means for urging a stack of currency items to one end of the currency cassette;
- electrical sensing means for determining size of the stack of currency items;
- and
- electrical displaying means for displaying to an external viewer an indication of the size of the stack of currency items.
A currency cassette comprising:
- means defining a currency storage space in which a stack of media items can be placed;
- means for urging a stack of media items contained in the currency storage space to one end of the currency storage space;
- electrical means for determining size of a stack of currency items contained in the currency storage space;
- and
- electrical means for indicating the size of a stack of currency items contained in the currency storage space.
A currency cassette having a currency storage space, the currency cassette comprising:
- a first electrical circuit for determining size of a stack of currency items contained in the currency storage space and for providing an electrical signal indicative thereof;
- and
- a second electrical circuit for indicating the size of a stack of currency items contained in the currency storage space based upon the electrical signal from the first electrical circuit.
A method of indicating the quantity of currency items in a currency cassette, the method comprising the steps of:
- electrically sensing the position of an urging mechanism for urging currency items to a pick area;
- and
- electrically displaying a representation of the quantity of currency items remaining in the currency cassette based on the sensed position.
A method of operating a currency cassette, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining size of a stack of currency items contained in the currency cassette and providing an electrical signal indicative thereof;
- and
- electrically displaying a representation of the size of the stack of currency items contained in the currency cassette based upon the electrical signal.
A media cassette comprising:
- urging means for urging a stack of media items to one end of the cassette;
- sensing means for determining size of the stack of media items, the sensing means including a variable resistor circuit, where movement of the urging means changes the resistance of the circuit, the variable resistor circuit including a resistive rod having a uniform resistivity and being in electrical contact with the urging means, so that the position of the urging means along the resistive rod determines the resistance sensed;
- and
- displaying means for displaying to an external viewer an indication of the size of the stack of media items.
A media cassette comprising:
- means defining a media storage space in which a stack of media items can be placed;
- means for urging a stack of media items contained in the media storage space to one end of the media storage space;
- means for determining size of a stack of media items contained in the media storage space, the means for determining size of a stack of media items contained in the media storage space including a variable resistor circuit having a resistance which varies as a function of the position of the means for urging a stack of media items contained in the media storage space, the variable resistor circuit including a resistive rod which electrically contacts the means for urging a stack of media items contained in the media storage space and which provides the varying resistance as a function of the position of the means for urging a stack of media items contained in the media storage space;
- and
- means for indicating the size of a stack of media items contained in the media storage space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.