Cash handling device having integrated controller
AssigneeBank of America Corporation
InventorsAmy Baker Folk, William Thomas Sanders, Daniel Christopher Bohen, Shane Anthony Johnson
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Abstract
A cash recycler or other currency handling device includes an integrated controller located within the cash recycler. The integrated controller provides enhanced security and compatibility in cash recycler or other currency handling devices. For example, by using an integrated controller that is pre-configured according to the components of the cash handling device, no additional configuration may be needed and compatibility issues may be reduced or eliminated altogether. In addition, the controller may include a user interface, such as a touch-sensitive display, for receiving user input regarding cash transactions at the cash handling device.
Claims26
A cash recycler device, comprising:
- a housing;
- an integrated controller located within the housing;
- a memory;
- a user interface configured to receive user input for providing instructions to the controller;
- a plurality of storage components located within the housing for storing cash handled in the cash transactions;
- and
- a plurality of transport systems located within the housing and controlled by the controller, the plurality of transport systems configured to receive and dispense cash,
- wherein the controller is configured to control the plurality of transport systems and the storing of cash in the plurality of storage components;
- and
- wherein the cash recycler device is configured to receive cash in a first transaction, including at least one currency note, and immediately dispense cash in a second, subsequent transaction, including the received at least one currency note.
A method for controlling a cash recycler device, comprising:
- receiving, at an integrated controller of the cash recycler device, user input for conducting a transaction, the cash recycler device being configured to receive cash in a first transaction, including at least one currency note, and immediately dispense cash in a second, subsequent transaction, including the received at least one currency note;
- processing the transaction;
- transmitting transaction information to a financial institution, the transmission being controlled by the integrated controller;
- and
- receiving acknowledgment of the transaction from the financial institution.
Once or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, comprising:
- receiving user input for conducting a cash transaction at a cash recycler device, the cash recycler device being configured to receive cash in a first transaction, including at least one currency note, and immediately dispense cash in a second, subsequent transaction, including the received at least one currency note;
- conducting, at an integrated controller, the cash transaction;
- transmitting cash transaction information to a financial institution, the transmission being implemented by the integrated controller;
- and
- recognizing, at the financial institution, the cash transaction, when the cash transaction information is received at the financial institution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.