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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2002
Applicants:
Mark Thompson, Denver, CO (US);
Kenneth Algiene, Littleton, CO (US);
Paul A. Blair, Parker, CO (US);
Inventors:
Mark Thompson, Denver, CO (US);
Kenneth Algiene, Littleton, CO (US);
Paul A. Blair, Parker, CO (US);
Assignee:
The Western Union Company, Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for converting coined money to another type of value proceeds by receiving a plurality of coins into a coin processing machine. The coins are processed with the coin processing machine to determine a value of the coins. An electronic record of the determined value is produced using the coin processing machine. Further, the record of the determined value is electronically transmitted from the coin processing machine to a remote storage location.