US 8,274,364 B1 · Selectable access to compartments in a cash handling device

Abstract

Methods and devices provide flexible demarcation points in order to determine whether access to individual stackers, rollers or areas in a cash handling device should be allowed. A plurality of stackers may be provided in a cash handling device and may store different denominations of currency. An input means may receive user input to request access to one or more of the stackers. One or more variables stored in memory may indicate whether user access is authorized for a given stacker. One or more electromechanical locks may secure one or more of the stackers. Computer-executable instructions executing on a processor may access the variable(s) in order to determine whether to allow user access to a requested stacker and may unlock the lock if access is authorized.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a plurality of stackers for storing currency, the plurality of stackers including a first stacker storing currency and a second stacker storing currency;
at least one processor;
and
memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor and storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:
determine whether to allow user access to the first stacker of the plurality of stackers and the second stacker of the plurality of stackers;
responsive to determining to allow user access to the first stacker and not allow access to the second stacker, allowing physical access to the first stacker and all the currency stored in the first stacker and preventing physical access to the second stacker and all the currency stored in the second stacker.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Selectable access to compartments in a cash handling device

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Selectable access to compartments in a cash handling device

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Abstract

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