Drawerless point of sale system and associated methods
OwnerBruce M. Tabachnikinventor
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Abstract
A drawerless point of sale system includes a point of sale terminal and a currency changer device in communication with the point of sale terminal. The currency changer device is adapted to accept cash in bulk for a cash transaction and includes a housing, a coin accepting tray, a coin sorter, a plurality of respective coin bins, and a coin dispenser. The currency changer also includes a bill accepter/dispenser carried by the housing for accepting, sorting and dispensing bills, and a plurality of bill cassettes carried by the housing and in communication with the bill accepter/dispenser for receiving a respective plurality of similar bills from the bill accepter and for dispensing a respective plurality of bills responsive to said point of sale terminal.
Claims19
A drawerless point of sale system comprising:
- at least one point of sale terminal;
- and
- a currency changer device in communication with said at least one point of sale terminal, said currency changer device adapted to accept cash in bulk for a cash transaction and to dispense change in a cash transaction responsive to commands received from said at least one point of sale terminal, said currency changer device comprising:
- a housing,
- a coin accepting tray carried by the housing for accepting a plurality of coins in bulk,
- a coin sorter carried by the housing and in communication with the coin accepting tray,
- a plurality of respective coin bins carried by the housing and in communication with the coin sorter for receiving a respective plurality of similar coins from the sorted coins,
- a coin dispenser carried by the housing and in communication with the plurality of respective coin bins to dispense coins responsive to said point of sale terminal, wherein the coin dispenser is positioned in communication with a coin cup to receive coins dispensed from the coin bins, and wherein the coin cup is in communication with a coin cup shaft that lifts and rotates the coin cup to dispense the coins in the coin cup,
- a bill accepter carried by the housing for accepting and sorting a plurality bills in bulk,
- a plurality of bill cassettes carried by the housing and in communication with the bill accepter for receiving a respective plurality of similar bills from the bill accepter and for dispensing a respective plurality of bills responsive to said point of sale terminal, and
- a bill dispenser carried by the housing and in communication with the plurality of bill cassettes for dispensing a plurality of bills
- wherein said at least one point of sale terminal provides a signal to activate said currency changer device;
- wherein said currency changer device is self replenishing so that coins accepted into the plurality of coin bins through the coin accepting tray may be selectively dispensed through the coin dispenser and so that bills accepted into the plurality of bill cassettes may be selectively dispensed through the bill dispenser;
- wherein said currency changer device simultaneously accepts the plurality of coins in bulk and the plurality of bills in bulk;
- and
- wherein said currency changer device simultaneously dispenses the plurality of coins in bulk and the plurality of bills in bulk.
A drawerless point of sale system comprising:
- a plurality of point of sale terminals;
- and
- a currency changer device comprising a housing, said currency changer device in communication with each of said plurality of point of sale terminals and adapted to accept currency in bulk for a cash transaction and to dispense currency in bulk as change in a cash transaction responsive to commands received from said at least one point of sale terminal;
- wherein said currency changer device accepts a plurality of unsorted coins in bulk and a plurality of unsorted bills in bulk, sorts the unsorted coin and unsorted bills, and selectively dispenses a plurality of coins in bulk and bills in bulk as change in the cash transaction;
- wherein each of the plurality of point of sale terminals provides a signal to activate said currency changer device to complete the cash transaction;
- wherein said currency changer device is self replenishing so that coins accepted into the plurality of coin bins through the coin accepting tray may be selectively dispensed through the coin dispenser and so that bills accepted into the plurality of bill cassettes may be selectively dispensed through the bill dispenser;
- wherein said currency changer device simultaneously accepts the plurality of coins in bulk and the plurality of bills in bulk;
- wherein said currency changer device simultaneously dispenses the plurality of coins in bulk and the plurality of bills in bulk;
- and
- wherein said currency changer device comprises a coin dispenser carried by the housing and a coin accepting tray carried by the housing for accepting a plurality of coins, the coin dispenser being positioned in communication with a coin cup to receive coins dispensed from coin bins, and the coin cup being in communication with a coin cup shaft that lifts and rotates the coin cup to dispense the coins in the coin cup.
A method of using a drawerless point of sale system comprising at least one point of sale terminal and a currency changer device in communication with the at least one point of sale terminal, the currency changer device comprising a housing and being positioned in communication with the at least one point of sale terminal and adapted to accept cash in bulk for a cash transaction and to dispense change in a cash transaction, the method comprising:
- activating the currency changer device by providing a signal from the, at least one point of sale terminal to the currency changer device;
- determining a total amount of cash due in a cash transaction;
- accepting currency in bulk responsive to commands received from the at least one point of sale terminal;
- selectively dispensing currency in bulk as change to a user responsive to commands received from the at least one point of sale terminal
- self replenishing the currency changer device by selectively dispensing cash that has been accepted by the currency changer device as the change to the user;
- simultaneously accepting a plurality of coins and a plurality of bills in bulk;
- and
- simultaneously dispensing the plurality of coins and the plurality of bills in bulk;
- wherein the currency changer device comprises a coin dispenser carried by the housing and a coin accepting tray carried by the housing for accepting a plurality of coins, the coin dispenser being positioned in communication with a coin cup to receive coins dispensed from the coin bin;
- and the coin cup being in communication with a coin cup shaft that lifts and rotates the coin cup to dispense the coins in the coin cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.