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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1996
Scott D Casanova, Roselle, IL (US);
Joseph J Geib, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
William J Jones, Kenilworth, IL (US);
Steve S Kuhlin, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Richard A Mazur, Naperville, IL (US);
Douglas U Mennie, Barrington, IL (US);
Mark C Munro, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Cummins Allison, Corp., Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Abstract
A funds discrimination and sorting system comprises an acceptor for accepting mixed currency from a customer. A sorter and discriminator sorts and discriminates the funds by denomination, the sorter and discriminator are coupled to the acceptor. An interface is coupled to the sorter and discriminator for accepting instructions from a customer, the instructions causing the actuation of the system; and an attendant control panel allows an attendant to operate the system in a plurality of modes, the attendant control panel is positioned opposite and is inaccessible from said customer interface.