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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2002
Tina Mac Mcdaniel, Suwanee, GA (US);
Robert F. Sadler, Cumming, GA (US);
Tina Mac McDaniel, Suwanee, GA (US);
Robert F. Sadler, Cumming, GA (US);
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for tracking currency in a self-checkout station in one embodiment comprises a currency acceptor for collecting cash payment elements and determining the denominations of the collected cash payment elements, a cash dispenser for dispensing cash payment elements, a denomination counter for counting units of collected and dispensed cash payment elements, a processor, a memory, programmed instructions stored in the memory which, when executed by the processor, close an open accounting log based upon a received accounting period signal, and data storage for storing the number of denomination units counted for collected cash payment elements.