Ncr Corporation

Alan G Shepherd

John A Peebles

Norman G Taylor

Andrew Calder

Ian McIntyre

Mary L McCarron

A self-service terminal (SST) has a user interface ( ), a bank note receiver ( ) where a user may input bank notes, and a bank note validator ( ) for checking the bank notes received from the user (the user's bank notes). The terminal ( ) also has a cassette receiver ( ) for holding a cassette ( ) which is to be replenished with the user's bank notes. A loading mechanism ( ) is used to replenish the cassette ( ) with the validated user's bank notes. The loading mechanism ( ) has a pivoting linkage arrangement so that as the bank notes are stacked in the cassette ( ), part of the linkage remains parallel to the stack of bank notes. The SST ( ) also has a cassette emptying mechanism ( ) for emptying and reconciling partially-filled cassettes ( ). A method of replenishing a cassette with bank notes and an SST system are also described.

Self-service terminal having a cassette and method of replenishing the cassette with sheet currency

A dispensing container for storing valuable media and a self-service terminal (such as an ATM) for using these dispensing containers are described. The container has frangible portions to allow opening of the container, so that when the container is loaded into an ATM, the ATM breaks the frangible portions to define an opening through which the contents of the container are dispensed. The ATM incorporates a housing for storing these containers; a breaching mechanism for breaking the frangible portions and defining an opening; an emptying mechanism for removing valuable media from the opening; and a discharging mechanism for discarding empty containers.

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Dundee, United Kingdom

Alan G Shepherd