EP1327964A3 - Currency handling apparatus - Google Patents

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EP1327964A3
EP1327964A3 EP03006998A EP03006998A EP1327964A3 EP 1327964 A3 EP1327964 A3 EP 1327964A3 EP 03006998 A EP03006998 A EP 03006998A EP 03006998 A EP03006998 A EP 03006998A EP 1327964 A3 EP1327964 A3 EP 1327964A3
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currency
handling apparatus
currency handling
units
stores
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EP1327964A2 (en
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Paul Robert Fletcher
Gregory John Billington
Stephen Michael Green
Paul Franklin Steel
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Crane Payment Innovations Inc
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Mars Inc
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Priority claimed from EP98930872A external-priority patent/EP0988621B1/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F5/00—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks
    • G07F5/24—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks with change-giving
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D1/00—Coin dispensers
    • G07D1/02—Coin dispensers giving change
    • G07D1/06—Coin dispensers giving change dispensing the difference between a sum paid and a sum charged
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/0087—Banknote changing devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/20—Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices; Data handling
    • G07D11/24—Managing the stock of valuable papers

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Cash Registers Or Receiving Machines (AREA)
  • Inspection Of Paper Currency And Valuable Securities (AREA)
  • Financial Or Insurance-Related Operations Such As Payment And Settlement (AREA)

Abstract

A currency handling apparatus for dispensing currency units from a plurality of stores, each for storing units of currency of a respective denomination, comprises means for predicting the future distribution of currency units to be dispensed and means for outputting a signal representing instructions for changes to the stores in accordance with the predicted future distribution.
EP03006998A 1997-06-18 1998-06-17 Currency handling apparatus Withdrawn EP1327964A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9712881 1997-06-18
GB9712881A GB2326504A (en) 1997-06-18 1997-06-18 Currency handling apparatus capable of predicting future cash demands
GB9721252 1997-10-07
GB9721252A GB2326507B (en) 1997-06-18 1997-10-07 Currency handling apparatus
EP98930872A EP0988621B1 (en) 1997-06-18 1998-06-17 Currency handling apparatus

Related Parent Applications (1)

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EP98930872A Division EP0988621B1 (en) 1997-06-18 1998-06-17 Currency handling apparatus

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EP1327964A2 EP1327964A2 (en) 2003-07-16
EP1327964A3 true EP1327964A3 (en) 2004-09-29

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EP00116319A Expired - Lifetime EP1050857B1 (en) 1997-06-18 1998-06-17 Currency handling apparatus
EP03006998A Withdrawn EP1327964A3 (en) 1997-06-18 1998-06-17 Currency handling apparatus

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EP00116319A Expired - Lifetime EP1050857B1 (en) 1997-06-18 1998-06-17 Currency handling apparatus

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GB2341475B (en) * 1998-09-09 2002-09-18 Mars Inc Method and apparatus for controlling the dispensing of money
US6076649A (en) * 1998-10-01 2000-06-20 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Programmable multiple coin tube changer
GB2360385B (en) 2000-03-16 2003-11-05 Mars Inc Multi-denominational currency store
EP1391852B1 (en) * 2002-08-23 2016-02-24 Crane Payment Innovations, Inc. Currency acceptors
GB2404769B (en) * 2003-07-22 2006-07-12 Red Gaming Ltd Entertainment machines
US8602200B2 (en) * 2005-02-10 2013-12-10 Cummins-Allison Corp. Method and apparatus for varying coin-processing machine receptacle limits
DE202006009200U1 (en) * 2006-06-12 2007-11-22 Hering Bau Gmbh & Co. Kg Münzgeldwechsler
ITVI20070129A1 (en) * 2007-05-07 2008-11-08 Coges S P A COIN RECHARGE SYSTEM IN A RENDERING COIN MECHANISM
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IT201800007620A1 (en) * 2018-07-30 2020-01-30 Cima Coin depositing and dispensing machine.
ZA201904689B (en) 2018-07-30 2020-05-27 Cima Machine for depositing and dispensing coins

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US4587984A (en) * 1983-06-01 1986-05-13 H. R. Electronics Company Coin tube monitor means
US4763769A (en) * 1986-10-03 1988-08-16 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin acceptance means and method
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EP0397353A2 (en) * 1989-05-09 1990-11-14 Sanden Corporation Coin return control system for vending machines
GB2269256A (en) * 1992-07-30 1994-02-02 Mars Inc Coin handling apparatus
US5356333A (en) * 1989-10-12 1994-10-18 Mars, Inc. Coin storage device
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US5595277A (en) * 1994-10-21 1997-01-21 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin payout method and control means
DE19545417A1 (en) * 1995-12-06 1997-06-12 Nat Rejectors Gmbh Automotive vending machine operating method

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GB2254948B (en) 1991-04-15 1995-03-08 Mars Inc Apparatus and method for testing coins
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2365844A1 (en) * 1976-09-22 1978-04-21 Automatisme Cie Gle Ticket vending machine coin unit - directs inserted coins to respective compartments in dependence on coin value
US4272757A (en) * 1979-04-05 1981-06-09 Mars, Incorporated Vending machine accountability system
US4520451A (en) * 1981-09-30 1985-05-28 Mars Incorporated Programmable vending machine accountability apparatus
US4587984A (en) * 1983-06-01 1986-05-13 H. R. Electronics Company Coin tube monitor means
US4763769A (en) * 1986-10-03 1988-08-16 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin acceptance means and method
EP0380097A2 (en) * 1989-01-27 1990-08-01 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Vend space allocation monitor means and method
EP0397353A2 (en) * 1989-05-09 1990-11-14 Sanden Corporation Coin return control system for vending machines
US5356333A (en) * 1989-10-12 1994-10-18 Mars, Inc. Coin storage device
GB2269256A (en) * 1992-07-30 1994-02-02 Mars Inc Coin handling apparatus
WO1994025940A1 (en) * 1993-04-27 1994-11-10 Cadbury Matthew J Improvements relating to cash handling apparatus
US5595277A (en) * 1994-10-21 1997-01-21 Coin Acceptors, Inc. Coin payout method and control means
DE19545417A1 (en) * 1995-12-06 1997-06-12 Nat Rejectors Gmbh Automotive vending machine operating method

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EP1050857B1 (en) 2003-09-03
GB2326507B (en) 2001-12-12
GB2326507A (en) 1998-12-23
EP1050857A2 (en) 2000-11-08
GB9721252D0 (en) 1997-12-03
GB9712881D0 (en) 1997-08-20
EP1050857A3 (en) 2001-01-17
GB2326504A (en) 1998-12-23
EP1327964A2 (en) 2003-07-16

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