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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2001
Raymond Heidel, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Raymond Heidel, Las Vegas, NV (US);
JCM American Corporation, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
An acceptor-dispenser validator system for accepting bills, vouchers, scrip and/or currency into, and for distributing currency or a currency equivalent from, an electronic gaming machine or alternative type of customer service device is disclosed. The system includes a note acceptor-dispenser assembly to be mounted in or on the machine, the note acceptor-dispenser having a note validator to sense the authenticity, denomination, amount and type of the note passing there through and issue a signal corresponding to the note type to the acceptor-dispenser's processor and the host machine's processor for accumulation of credits. A note box is provided to receive deposited notes as is a note hopper to receive and dispense notes intended for payouts.