Automated banking machine currency cassette with RFID tag
View Patent ↗An ATM currency cassette includes an RFID tag. The tag includes information about the cassette, such as the cassette serial number and the currency denomination. An ATM includes a tag reader that can interrogate the tag to receive the information. The history of a particular cassette can be tracked via the cassette serial number. Problem cassettes can be identified.
1. An apparatus including:
an automated banking machine currency cassette,
wherein the cassette is usable in a cash dispensing automated banking machine,
wherein the cassette is configured to hold currency notes therein,
wherein the cassette is reloadable with currency notes,
wherein the cassette when reloaded is reusable in a cash dispensing automated banking machine,
wherein the cassette includes at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag,
wherein the at least one RFID tag includes data representative of at least one characteristic associated with the cassette,
an automated banking machine,
wherein the automated banking machine is configured to receive the cassette,
wherein the automated banking machine includes a note picker mechanism,
wherein the note picker mechanism is operative during a cash dispensing operation to pick from the cassette, currency notes held therein,
wherein the automated banking machine includes an RFID tag reader,
wherein the RFID tag reader is operative to read the at least one RFID tag.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one RFID tag includes programmable memory, wherein the programmable memory includes the data, and wherein the RFID tag reader is operative to interrogate the at least one RFID tag to remotely read the data.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the data is representative a cassette identification number, a currency value, a currency denomination, a number of currency notes, a currency nationality, a currency length, a currency height, a currency thickness, a currency code, an amount of currency loaded in the cassette, a time the cassette was loaded with currency, a date the cassette was loaded with currency, identifying information pertaining to the currency loading entity, or any combination thereof.
4. An apparatus including:
an automated banking machine currency cassette,
wherein the cassette is usable in a cash dispensing automated banking machine,
wherein the cassette is configured to hold currency notes therein,
wherein the cassette is reloadable with currency notes,
wherein the cassette when reloaded is reusable in a cash dispensing automated banking machine,
wherein the cassette includes at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag,
wherein the at least one RFID tag includes data representative of at least one characteristic associated with the cassette.
5. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the data is adapted to be remotely read by a RFID tag reader of an automated banking machine.
6. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the at least one RFID tag includes programmable memory.
7. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the data comprises encrypted data.
8. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the cassette is associated with a cassette identification number, wherein the data is representative of the cassette identification number.
9. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the data is representative of a currency amount.
10. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the data is representative of a particular denomination of currency.
11. The apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the cassette includes currency therein, wherein the currency is of the particular denomination.
12. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the data is representative of a particular number of currency notes.
13. The apparatus according to claim 12 wherein the cassette includes currency notes therein, wherein the particular number corresponds to a number of currency notes in the cassette.
14. The apparatus according to claim 12 wherein the particular number corresponds to a number of currency notes loaded into the cassette.
15. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the data is representative of a date.
16. The apparatus according to claim 15 wherein the cassette includes currency therein, wherein the date corresponds to a date the cassette was loaded with currency.
17. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the data is representative a cassette identification number, a currency value, a currency denomination, a number of currency notes, a currency nationality, a currency length, a currency height, a currency thickness, a currency code, an amount of currency loaded in the cassette, a time the cassette was loaded with currency, a date the cassette was loaded with currency, identifying information pertaining to the currency loading entity, or any combination thereof.
18. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the cassette includes at least one of
a lid attached to a body portion, wherein the lid is movable relative to the body portion between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position the lid is lockable to the body portion; and
a biasing mechanism that is operative to move currency in the cassette in a first direction.
19. An automated banking machine currency cassette usable in a cash dispensing automated banking machine, including:
a housing holding currency notes therein,
wherein the housing is configured to have currency notes removed therefrom during an automated banking machine cash dispensing operation,
wherein the housing is reloadable with currency notes,
wherein the housing when reloaded is reusable in a cash dispensing automated banking machine,
wherein the housing includes at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag,
wherein the at least one RFID tag includes data indicating a total value of the currency notes in the housing.
20. The apparatus according to claim 9 wherein the currency amount corresponds to a value of currency loaded into the cassette.