Diebold, Inc.

Diebold Self-service Systems Division of Diebold, Inc.

Alan Looney

H Thomas Graef

Michael J Harty

Jeffrey M Eastman

Matthew V Force

Andrew T Junkins

Robert Bowser

Roy Shirah

Michael E Lindroos

Mike P Ryan

Mark Owens

Mike R Ryan

Mark J Owens

An automated canister reloading machine is able to reload a currency canister removed from an ATM. The reloading machine includes a supply of currency notes. The reloading machine can transfer currency notes from the supply into a storage area of the canister. The canister includes a memory that can store data representative of information concerning the canister, such as data representative of the type and number of currency notes held in the canister. The reloading machine is able to update the canister memory.

RF communication of data between currency canister and automated banking machine

Automated currency canister reloading machine with ability to update canister memory

An automated banking machine ( ) identifies and stores documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine selectively recovers stored documents and dispenses them. The machine includes a central transport ( ) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in canisters ( ). Documents in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to a user. Each canister includes a memory ( ) which holds information concerning the number and type of documents housed in the canister as well as other information concerning the hardware and software resident on the canister. The memory also includes data representative of individuals responsible for loading and transporting the canister. The machine conducts self-auditing activities to verify that the documents held in the storage areas correspond to the information stored in memory and indicate discrepancies.

Method of operating a self-auditing automated banking machine

An automated banking machine ( ) identifies and stores in storage areas documents such as currency bills deposited by a user. The machine selectively recovers such documents from storage areas and dispenses them. The machine includes a central transport ( ) wherein documents deposited in a stack are unstacked, oriented and identified. Such documents are then routed to storage areas in canisters ( ). Documents in the storage areas are selectively picked therefrom and delivered to a user through an input/output area ( ) of the machine. Each canister includes a memory ( ) which holds information concerning the number and type of documents housed in the canister as well as other information concerning the hardware and software resident on the canister. The memory also includes data representative of individuals responsible for loading and transporting the canister. The machine conducts self-auditing activities to verify that the documents held in the storage areas corresponds to the information stored in memory and indicate discrepancies.

Method for operating automated banking machine

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North Canton, OH, United States of America

Alan Looney