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US 7,070,111 B2Granted
ATM currency cassette with electronic combination lock
AssigneeDiebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
InventorsJon Washington, Eric VanKeulen, Paul D. Magee, David A. Barker
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Abstract
An ATM currency cassette includes an electronic lock control. The lock control includes a keypad. A combination can be entered into the keypad to unlock the cassette. The lock control is programmable to enable changing of the combination via the keypad.
Claims22
An apparatus including:
- a cassette,
- wherein the cassette is adapted for use in an automated banking machine chest having a chest lock that controls access to the chest,
- wherein the cassette is operative to hold media therein,
- wherein the cassette includes a lock,
- wherein the lock includes a movable locking member,
- wherein the locking member is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position,
- wherein with the locking member in the locked position the cassette is prevented from being opened,
- wherein with the locking member in the unlocked position the cassette is operative to be opened,
- wherein the cassette includes a keypad thereon,
- wherein the cassette includes memory therein,
- wherein the memory includes lock combination data stored therein, an electronic lock control,
- wherein the electronic lock control is operative to control movement of the locking member,
- wherein the electronic lock control is operative to retrieve the lock combination data from the memory,
- wherein the electronic lock control includes the keypad,
- wherein the keypad is operative to receive user input,
- wherein responsive to lock combination data retrieved from the memory corresponding to user input received via the keypad, the electronic lock control is operative to cause unlocking of the cassette by causing the locking member to be placed in the unlocked position.
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Apparatus including:
- a cassette,
- wherein the cassette is adapted for use in an automated banking machine,
- wherein the cassette is operative to hold media therein,
- wherein the cassette includes a lock,
- wherein the lock includes a movable locking member,
- wherein the locking member is movable between a locked position and a unlocked position,
- wherein with the locking member in the locked position the cassette is prevented from being opened,
- wherein with the locking member in the unlocked position the cassette is operative to be opened,
- an electronic lock control,
- wherein the electronic lock control includes an electronic programmable combination receiving member,
- wherein the combination receiving member is operative to receive a lock combination comprising a sequence of inputs,
- wherein the electronic lock control is operative to move the locking member to the unlocked position responsive to the combination entered into the combination receiving member,
- wherein the electronic lock control is operative to receive input via the combination receiving member to change the lock combination.
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A method including:
- (a) storing a lock combination in memory inside of an automated banking machine media cassette, wherein the cassette includes a lock and an electronic lock control, wherein the electronic lock control is operative to control unlocking of the cassette, wherein the cassette is adapted for use in an automated banking machine chest having a chest lock that controls access to the chest;
- (b) receiving with the electronic lock control an inputted lock combination;
- (c) retrieving the lock combination stored in step (a) from the memory;
- (d) unlocking the cassette responsive to the lock combination retrieved in step (c) corresponding to the inputted lock combination received in step (b).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.