Recycling multiple notes from a cassette
Disclosed are systems and methods for recycling currency. The systems and methods may include receiving, at a self-service terminal, a plurality of currency notes; sorting, by the self-service terminal, the plurality of currency notes by denomination; and dispensing, by the self-service terminal, a subset of the plurality of currency notes.
1. A method for recycling currency, the method comprising:
receiving, at a self-service terminal, a plurality of currency notes;
sorting, by the self-service terminal, the plurality of currency notes by denomination;
escrowing, by the self-service terminal, at least a first one and a second one of the plurality of currency notes, wherein escrowing the at least the first one and the second one of the plurality of currency notes includes:
storing the first one of the plurality of currency notes in a temporary escrow,
storing the second one of the plurality of currency notes in a large escrow, and
transferring the first one of the plurality of currency notes to the large escrow;
after escrowing the first one and the second one of the plurality of currency notes, dispensing, by the self-service terminal, a subset of the plurality of currency notes; and
updating, by the self-service terminal, note stack data, the note stack data listing the denominations of each currency note stored in a cassette of the self-service terminal.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the plurality of currency notes in a plurality of cassettes.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising dynamically adjusting which of the plurality of cassettes is used to store the plurality of currency notes.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising escrowing a non-recycled currency note prior to dispensing the subset of the plurality of currency notes.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein dispensing the subset of the plurality of currency notes includes mixing the subset of plurality of currency notes with at least one non-recycled currency note.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein dispensing the subset of the plurality of currency notes includes dispensing a requested currency amount comprising at least the subset of the plurality of currency notes.
7. A self-service terminal comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive a denomination for each of a plurality of currency notes,
transmit a sort order for the plurality of currency notes by denomination to a media handler,
transmit, to an escrow unit, escrow instructions to store at least a first one and a second one of the plurality of currency notes, wherein the escrow instructions cause the escrow unit to:
store the first one of the plurality of currency notes in a temporary escrow,
store the second one of the plurality of currency notes in a large escrow, and
transfer the first one of the plurality of currency notes to the large escrow;
after escrowing, and prior to a subset of the plurality of currency notes being dispensed, transmit, to a currency dispenser, a dispense order for a subset of the plurality of currency notes, and
update note stack data, the note stack data listing the denominations of each currency note stored in a cassette of the self-service terminal.
8. The self-service terminal of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to store in the memory which one of a plurality of cassettes the plurality of currency notes are stored in.
9. The self-service terminal of claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to dynamically adjust which of the plurality of cassettes is used to store the plurality of currency notes.
10. The self-service terminal of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to transmit, to the escrow unit, escrow instructions to escrow a non-recycled currency note prior to dispensing the subset of the plurality of currency notes.
11. The self-service terminal of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to generate the dispense order such that the dispense order includes the subset of the plurality of currency notes mixed with at least one non-recycled currency note.
12. The self-service terminal of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to generate the dispense order such that the dispense order includes a requested currency amount comprising at least the subset of the plurality of currency notes.
13. A self-service terminal comprising:
a plurality of cassettes;
a media handler coupled to the plurality of cassettes, the media handler configured to:
sort a plurality of currency notes by denomination, and
transfer at least one of the plurality of currency notes to one of the plurality of cassettes based on a denomination of the at least one of the plurality of currency notes;
a currency dispenser configured to dispense a subset of the plurality of currency notes, the plurality of currency notes received from at least one of the plurality of cassettes;
an escrow unit coupled to the plurality of cassettes and the media handler, the escrow component including a large escrow and a temporary escrow configured to escrow at least one currency note of the plurality of currency notes; and
a processor configured to update note stack data, the note stack data listing the denominations of each currency note stored in each of the plurality of cassettes,
the processor transmitting, to the escrow unit, escrow instructions to store at least a first one and a second one of the plurality of currency notes, wherein the escrow instructions cause the escrow unit to:
store the first one of the plurality of currency notes in the temporary escrow,
store the second one of the plurality of currency notes in the large escrow, and
transfer the first one of the plurality of currency notes to the large escrow;
after escrowing, and prior to the subset of the plurality of currency notes being dispensed, transmitting, to the currency dispenser, a dispense order for a subset of the plurality of currency notes.
14. The self-service terminal of claim 13 , wherein the at least one currency note is escrowed prior to being stored in one of the plurality of cassettes.
15. The self-service terminal of claim 13 , wherein the at least one currency note is escrowed prior to being dispensed by the currency dispenser.
16. The self-service terminal of claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of cassettes is configured to store multiple denominations of currency.
17. The self-service terminal of claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of cassettes is configured to dynamically store multiple denominations of currency.