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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Crane Payment Innovations Limited, Lancashire, GB;
Shane Anthony Timmons, Lancashire, GB;
Michael Patrick Healy, Lancashire, GB;
Kevin Mulvey, Lancashire, GB;
CRANE PAYMENT INNOVATIONS LIMITED, Lancashire, GB;
Abstract
Described herein is a method comprising performing optical character recognition on at least one region of a display screen to determine at least one displayed character; identifying, from the determined at least one displayed character, a monetary value to be dispensed; and in response to identifying the monetary value to be dispensed, causing to be dispensed at least one money item corresponding to the identified monetary value. Further described is a method comprising determining, using at least one money item denominating apparatus, a monetary value of at least one received money item; in response to determining the monetary value, automatically providing at least one simulated user input to the interactive user interface indicative of the determined monetary value.