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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2007
Joseph B. Frei, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Franco Motika, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Joseph B. Frei, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Franco Motika, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for tracking paper currency in a holder, includes: scanning paper currency deposited or removed from a holder; determining the total number of each individual denomination of paper currency contained within the holder based on the scanned paper currency deposited and removed from the holder; recording the total number of each individual denomination of paper currency; determining the total value of the paper currency within the holder; outputting the denomination of paper currency when the paper currency is scanned during depositing or removal from the holder; outputting the recorded number of each individual denomination of paper currency and the total value of the currency within the holder; and wherein the recorded number of each individual denomination of paper currency and the total value of the currency within the holder is dynamically tabulated based on the scanning of paper currency deposited or removed from the holder.