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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Michelle Nichols, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Todd Atwood, Charlotte, NC (US);
James Heddleson, Charlotte, NC (US);
Karen Garnett, St. Louis, MO (US);
Elizabeth S. Votaw, Potomac, MD (US);
Felix Mon, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Michelle Nichols, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Todd Atwood, Charlotte, NC (US);
James Heddleson, Charlotte, NC (US);
Karen Garnett, St. Louis, MO (US);
Elizabeth S. Votaw, Potomac, MD (US);
Felix Mon, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Bank of America, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A monetary package capable of detecting and communicating tampering is described. The monetary package may comprise a container having a volume configured to hold monetary items such as currency, checks, and negotiable instruments, a sensor configured to detect an opening of the container, a device coupled to the sensor and configured to store data responsive to the sensor detecting the opening of the container, and a transmitter configured to wirelessly send the stored data.