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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Ncr Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Robin Angus, Scotland, GB;
Rene Holkema, Sleeuwijk, NL;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 19/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deposit module is described. The deposit module comprises: a port for receiving a bunch of media items; a bunch characterization device operable to characterize the bunch prior to individual media items being removed from the bunch of media items; and a media separator for removing individual media items from the bunch and for transporting the removed individual media items to a media item validator subsequent to characterization of the bunch of media items.