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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Felix A. Mon, Jacksonville, FL (US);
William F. Borowski, Millbury, MA (US);
Susan Smith Thomas, Gastonia, NC (US);
Carl Frederick, Ii, Newark, DE (US);
Jason Michael Ackiss, Matthews, NC (US);
Maile George, Concord, CA (US);
Robert Fleetwood Armstrong, Charlotte, NC (US);
Felix A. Mon, Jacksonville, FL (US);
William F. Borowski, Millbury, MA (US);
Susan Smith Thomas, Gastonia, NC (US);
Carl Frederick, II, Newark, DE (US);
Jason Michael Ackiss, Matthews, NC (US);
Maile George, Concord, CA (US);
Robert Fleetwood Armstrong, Charlotte, NC (US);
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide currency solutions for the visually impaired by, for example, providing automated teller machines (ATMs) or other cash dispensers configured to dispense folded bills to the customer. The bills are folded based on denomination to allow the customer receiving the bills from the cash dispenser to be able to identify the denomination of each bill. In some embodiments, the cash dispenser is configured to automatically identify whether the customer prefers to receive folded bills and, in some embodiments, the cash dispenser is configured to fold and dispense bills according to customer preferences.