Currency bill and coin processing system

A method for processing currency bills and coins using a compact currency bill and coin processing system, the method comprising:

• receiving a stack of currency bills in an input receptacle of a compact currency bill processing device;
• transporting each of the currency bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit to at least one output receptacle of the currency bill processing device;
• determining a currency bill total corresponding to the value of the currency bills;
• receiving a group of coins of a single denomination with a coin scale;
• determining a coin total corresponding to the value of the coins in the group with the coin scale after receiving input from the operator;
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• summing the coin total and the currency bill total.

A method for processing currency bills and coins using a compact currency bill and coin processing system, the method comprising:

• receiving a stack of currency bills in an input receptacle of a compact currency bill processing device;
• transporting each of the currency bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit to at least one output receptacle of the currency bill processing device;
• determining a currency bill total corresponding to the value of the currency bills;
• receiving a group of coins of a single denomination with a coin scale;
• determining a first coin total corresponding to the value of the coins in the a group with the coin scale;
• receiving another group of coins of a single denomination with a coin scale;
• determining a second coin total corresponding to the value of the coins in the another group with the coin scale;
• and
• summing the currency bill total, the first coin total and the second coin total.

A compact system for processing currency bills and coins adapted to rest on a tabletop, the system comprising:

• a compact currency bill processing device for counting currency bills of a plurality of denominations, the currency bill processing device having an input receptacle for receiving a stack of currency bills and a transport mechanism adapted to transport the currency bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit to at least one output receptacle, the evaluation unit being adapted to determine the denomination of each of the currency bills and to determine a currency bill total corresponding to the value of the currency bills;
• a coin scale adapted to receive one or more groups of coins, one group at a time, and to determine a coin total for each received group corresponding to the value of the coins in the received group, wherein each group consists of coins of a single denomination, the coin scale being disposed generally between the currency bill processing device and the tabletop, the coin scale being moveable between a storage position and an operating position, the coin scale being disposed beneath the currency bill processing device in the storage position, the coin scale extending out from underneath the currency bill processing device in the operating position;
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• a processor communicatively linked to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale, the processor being adapted to receive a currency bill total from the currency bill processing device and one or more coin totals from the coin scale, the processor being adapted to determine an aggregate total corresponding to the sum of the received currency bill total and one or more coin totals.

A compact system for processing currency bills and coins, the system comprising:

• a compact currency bill processing device for counting currency bills, the currency bill processing device being adapted to receive at least one stack of currency bills of a single denomination, the currency bill processing device having an input receptacle for receiving the at least one stack of currency bills and a transport mechanism adapted to transport the currency bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit to at least one output receptacle, the evaluation unit being adapted to count of the currency bills and to determine a currency bill total for the at least one received stack corresponding to the value of the currency bills in the received group;
• a coin scale adapted to receive at least one group of coins of a single denomination and to determine a coin total for the at least one received group corresponding to the value of the coins in the received group;
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• a processor communicatively linked to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale, the processor being adapted to receive the currency bill total from the currency bill processing device and the coin total from the coin scale, the processor being adapted to determine an aggregate total corresponding to the sum of the received currency bill total and the coin total.

A compact system for processing currency bills and coins, the system comprising:

• a compact currency bill processing device for counting currency bills of a plurality of denominations, the currency bill processing device having an input receptacle for receiving a stack of currency bills and a transport mechanism adapted to transport the currency bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past an evaluation unit to at least one output receptacle, the evaluation unit being adapted to determine the denomination of each of the currency bills;
• a coin scale adapted to receive at least one group of coins of a single denomination and to determine a coin total for the at least one received group corresponding to the value of the coins in the received group;
• a processor communicatively linked to the currency bill processing device and the coin scale, the processor being adapted to receive a currency bill total from the currency bill processing device and the coin total from the coin scale, the processor being adapted to determine an aggregate total corresponding to the sum of the received currency bill total and the coin total;
• an interface communicatively linked to the processor, the interface having a plurality of keys for manually receiving input from an operator indicative of processing related information;
• a printer communicatively linked to the processor adapted to provide a hardcopy of currency bills and coin information;
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• a personal computer communicatively linked to the processor adapted to receive currency bills and coin information from the processor.