Currency bill and coin processing system

An integrated 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 compact currency bill processing device being adapted to determine the denomination of each of the currency bills and generate a currency bill total corresponding to the total value of the stack of 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 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 keyboard communicatively linked to the processor adapted to manually receive from an operator information related to the currency bills and the coins;
• a printer communicatively linked to the processor adapted to receive the information from the processor and to provide a hardcopy of the information;
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• a housing for integrating the currency bill processing device, the coin scale, the processor, the keyboard, and the printer into a single unit.

A method for processing currency bills, coins, and other media using a physically integrated system, the method comprising:

• counting currency bills of a plurality of denominations using a currency bill processing device to determine a currency bill total, the currency bill processing device being physically coupled to a housing such that the currency bill processing device is located within the housing at least when in a storage position;
• determining a coin total for at least one group of coins of a single denomination using a coin scale, the coin scale being physically coupled to the housing such that the coin scale is located within the housing at least when in the storage position;
• manually entering an other-media total using a keyboard physically attached to the housing;
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• determining an aggregate total corresponding to the sum of the currency bill total, the coin total, and the other-media total using a processor located within the housing and communicatively linked to the currency bill processing device, the coin scale, and the keyboard.

An integrated system for processing currency bills, coins, and other media, the system comprising:

• a currency bill processing device physically coupled to a housing for determining a currency bill total, the currency bill processing device being located within the housing at least when in a storage position;
• a coin scale physically coupled to the housing for determining a coin total for at least one group of coins of a single denomination, the coin scale being located within the housing at least when in the storage position;
• a keyboard physically attached to the housing for manually entering an other-media total;
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• a processor located within the housing for determining an aggregate total corresponding to the sum of the currency bill total, the coin total, and the other-media total, the processor being communicatively linked to the currency bill processing device, the coin scale, and the keyboard.