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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 20, 2013
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Kristy M. Crist, Charlotte, NC (US);
Terrelle Carswell, Charlotte, NC (US);
Eric McConnell, Cornelius, NC (US);
Rahul Puri, Charlotte, NC (US);
Devin D. Rhodes, Lexington, KY (US);
James D. Goodwin, Kansas City, MO (US);
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for a self-service device ('SSD') purge-bin weighing scale are provided. The SSD may include a dispenser. The dispenser may disburse one or more tangible items to a customer. The dispenser may retract at least one of the tangible items disbursed to the customer. The SSD may include a purge-bin. The purge-bin may hold at least one tangible item. The purge-bin may hold the tangible item after the tangible item is retracted by the dispenser. The SSD may include a scale. The scale may measure a weight. The weight may be the weight of at least one tangible item. The scale may measure the weight after the tangible item is retracted by the dispenser. The scale may measure the weight of the tangible item prior to a transfer of the tangible item to the purge-bin.