| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 194215000 | INCLUDING VALUE ACCUMULATOR FOR PLURAL CHECKS | 37 |
| 20090071793 | COIN DEPOSITING AND DISPENSING MACHINE - A coin depositing and dispensing machine automatically returning coins remaining on a passage in case an error-stop during depositing operation. The coins on the passage are transported by the transporting unit for depositing in a reverse transporting direction reverse to the depositing and transporting direction, one coin in a sorting passage is transported to the upstream side from a rejecting portion. Then, the coins on the passage are transported by the transporting unit for depositing in the depositing and transporting direction, and eliminated by the rejecting portion. While the coins on the passage are transported by the transporting unit for depositing alternately in the depositing and transporting direction and the reverse transporting direction, the coins in the sorting passage are eliminated by the rejecting portion one by one. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090084656 | System for treating money in an automatic vending machine - A system for treating money in an automatic vending machine imposes a limitation on the kinds of bills (amount of money) and on the number of pieces of bills that are to be thrown in due to the program of the controller in the automatic vending machine, making it often difficult to cope with the use of various kinds of moneys, lowering the utilization of the automatic vending machines and decreasing the profit. To overcome the above problem, a device for treating the coins that are thrown in is electrically connected to communication means which receives and transmits data related to the throw-in of coins, and the communication means, the device for identifying the bills that are thrown in and the controller in the automatic vending machine are electrically connected together. Further, the primary side and the secondary side of the communication means select either a VTS system or a MDB system and, particularly, the primary side is of the VTS system and the secondary side is of the MDB system. The controller is equipped with a change-over switch for changing the price of a good to be sold and for freely setting the kinds of bills that can be used, the number of pieces thereof and a combination thereof, and a change is discharged within a range set by the device for treating the coins. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090127065 | COIN BANK WITH AUTOMATED MEANS FOR DEPOSITING GROUPS OF COINS - A coin bank with an automated means for depositing groups of coins is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a coin bank for storing money, including a vessel configured to store at least one coin, where the vessel includes an opening, a means for receiving the at least one coin in a first position, the receiving means having a first hinge at a first end and a second hinge at a second end, and an actuating means for moving the receiving means from the first position to a second position, the actuating means in contact with the receiving means and the vessel, wherein the opening is configured to receive the at least one coin in the second position. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090236199 | Coin change device with automatic readjustmentment and classification - A coin change device with automatic readjustment and classification to match with the transaction/retail (wholesale) account closing device such as a cash register for use comprises a coin readjustment and dispense module, a recognition module, a storage module, and a dispense/retrieve module, wherein more than one coin can be thrown in said coin readjustment and dispense module at one time to perform automatic coin recognition, calculation, storage and change-making action through said coin change device with automatic readjustment and classification, thereby to exempt required manual counting and change-making operation by the register and thus reducing chances of possible errors in receiving and dispensing the monetary amount as well as saving the time required for daily coins counting and adjustment. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090236200 | Apparatus, System and Method For Coin Exchange - A method for exchanging coins, the method including the acts of receiving in a self-service coin exchange machine a plurality of coins, processing the plurality of coins to determine a total value of the plurality of coins, and dispensing currency to the patron from a currency dispenser, the currency having a value related to the total value. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090236201 | Apparatus, System and Method For Coin Exchange - A method for exchanging coins, the method including the acts of receiving in a self-service coin exchange machine a plurality of coins, processing the plurality of coins to determine a total value of the plurality of coins, and dispensing currency to the patron from a currency dispenser, the currency having a value related to the total value. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20120012436 | MONEY HANDLING MACHINE - In a control unit ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120273323 | MONEY HANDLING SYSTEM AND MONEY HANDLING METHOD - A money handling system of the present invention includes: a plurality of money handling machines, each money handling machine being configured to recognize and count money, and a management device configured to assign first recognition information for recognizing a transaction to the money for one transaction, assign second recognition information for recognizing a group to each of a plurality of groups provided by dividing the money for one transaction, associate the first recognition information with the second recognition information, and manage such associated first and second recognition information; wherein each money handling machine receives the second recognition information inputted thereto, counts the money of the group corresponding to this second recognition information, and associates this count result with the second recognition information and then transmits the associated count result and second recognition information to the management device, and the management device manages the count result, for each group, based on the association between the first recognition information and the second recognition information as well as on the count results and second recognition information, respectively received from the plurality of money handling machines. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120285788 | BANKNOTE DEPOSIT APPARATUS - A banknote deposit apparatus includes: a storing box | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130037376 | COIN HANDLING APPARATUS, COIN HANDLING METHOD AND COIN HANDLING SYSTEM - The coin handling apparatus configured to handle the first coin of the first nation and the second coin of the second nation includes a recognition unit | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130161153 | CONSUMER OPERATED KIOSK-BASED MARKETPLACE SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Consumer operated kiosks for coin counting and/or providing various products and services are described herein. In various embodiments, the kiosks can provide the consumer with the ability to review and select various favorite options for utilizing coin value and other forms of value and to sort same. Other embodiments provide the ability for the user log in to a social networking website to share and compare their experiences on the kiosk with others via the social network. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20140151183 | DIFFERENTIAL DETECTION COIN DISCRIMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH CONSUMER-OPERATED KIOSKS AND THE LIKE - Systems and associated methods for coin discrimination are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for discriminating coins includes obtaining an electromagnetic sensor signal of a coin, generating a contour signal by digitizing the sensor signal, identifying an active interval in the contour signal by eliminating the segments of the contour signal which are close to zero, and detecting the coin approach, pivot and departure points (coin features) from the contour signal in the active interval. The coin features can be compared to known values for different coins to discriminate the coin. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20150075945 | COIN COUNTING AND SORTING MACHINES - Systems, apparatuses, and associated methods for counting and sorting coins are described herein. In one embodiment, a coin processing machine can include a coin input region, a coin counting portion, and a coin sorting portion. The coin counting portion can include a first hopper that receives coins from the coin input region, and a coin discriminator that receives the coins from the first hopper and discriminates the coins to determine their value. The coin sorting portion can include a second coin hopper that receives the coins from the coin discriminator, and a coin sorter that receives the coins from the second hopper and sorts the coins into individual denominations. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160086409 | COIN INPUT APPARATUSES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Automatic coin input apparatuses for use with consumer coin counting machines and/or other coin processing machines are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a coin bowl structure includes a rotatable disk configured to support a plurality of randomly oriented coins deposited thereon. In operation, rotation of the disk in a first direction can automatically drive a first portion of the coins deposited thereon out of the bowl structure through a first coin passage, and rotation of the disk in a second direction opposite to the first direction can automatically drive a second portion of the coins deposited thereon out of the bowl structure through a second coin passage different than the first coin passage. | 03-24-2016 |
| 194216000 | Having solid state circuitry | 20 |
| 20090065326 | VALUE MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE FOR IC COINS AND MONETARY COINS - A valve medium processing device for IC coins and coins includes a housing having an insertion slot with an IC coin passage connected to receive IC coins from the insertion slot. A coin passage is also connected to receive coins from the insertion slot. A retaining unit for IC coins selectively stops and releases an IC coin, so that a read and/or write unit can establish a value for the IC coin. An IC coin allocating unit is positioned downstream in the IC coin passage for directing an IC coin to one of an IC coin storage passage and a retain passage. A coin allocating unit allocates a coin to one of a coin storage passage and the return passage. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100000839 | COIN RECOGNITION DEVICE - The present invention provides a coin recognition device comprising an integrated circuit, a coin receiving member, and a retractable trigger mechanism. The integrated circuit comprises a built-in recognition program and a plurality of pads as signal input ends thereof. The recognition program is configured for discriminating denomination of coins based on signals from the pads. The coin receiving member defines a coin slot for coins to be inserted. The retractable trigger mechanism is associated with the coin slot and is disposed on the coin receiving member. The trigger mechanism comprises a conductive contact part attached thereto. The contact part moves together with movement of the trigger mechanism in response to the insertion of coins. When the contact part moves to corresponding positions in relation to varying diameters of coins, the contact part at each specific position is electrically connected to one respective pad to stimulate a signal. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20110308913 | VALUABLE-MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VALUABLE-MEDIUM PROCESSING METHOD - The complexity of a task is reduced when a user processes a valuable medium, such as sales proceeds, of a plurality of days, on a sales day basis, all at once at a later date. A valuable-medium processing apparatus includes a valuable-medium processing unit that processes a valuable medium, a storage unit that stores therein information on the valuable medium processing, a display unit that displays the information on the valuable medium processing, an input unit for inputting the information on the valuable medium processing, a display control unit that causes the display unit to display information on a no-processing day when the valuable medium was not processed by the valuable-medium processing unit, and a control unit that causes the valuable-medium processing unit to process the valuable medium on a specific no-processing day when the specific no-processing day displayed on the display unit was inputted by using the input unit. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120125734 | MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS - A money handling apparatus ( | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120285789 | Data generating device for bulk vending machines - A data generating device for use with a coin mechanism of a bulk vending machine, is provided. In all of the embodiments, the invention uses a standard coin mechanism of a bulk vending machine, which in its normal operation is received into an opening in the bulk vending machine, and a data generating device in working relation with the coin mechanism. The data generating device, will be able to receive, store and generate various types of information relevant to owners/operators of bulk vending machines, including but not limited to, day and/or time of particular vends, particular machine from which the vend took place, particular location/owner/operator of machine from which each vend originated, and the identity of the person collecting the money from the machine, while also allowing for the multiple hook-up of numerous data generating devices positioned on numerous machines found in one location so as to achieve a report on all vends from all machines. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130199890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARYING COIN-PROCESSING MACHINE RECEPTACLE LIMITS - In one aspect, a method for optimizing a usable volume of a coin receptacle associated with a coin-processing device includes receiving a plurality of coins in a coin input area of the coin-processing device, obtaining data for each coin from at least one sensor, associating the data for each coin with a denomination, depositing all of the received plurality of coins with an associated denomination into the coin receptacle of the coin-processing device, the coin receptacle being configured to accept, but not dispense, deposited coins until a maximum number of coins occupy the coin receptacle and to securely store the coins in the coin receptacle until removal of the coin receptacle from the coin-processing device and adjusting, responsive to the data, an upper limit of the maximum number of coins which may be deposited into the coin receptacle. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140027241 | BANKNOTE HANDLING APPARATUS - A banknote handling apparatus recognizes and handles banknotes. The banknote handling apparatus includes a depositing unit, a dispensing unit, a plurality of banknote storing units, a transport unit, a recognition unit, and a control unit. The banknote handling apparatus further includes a portion for an optional attachment to which an escrow unit temporarily storing the banknotes in a process of the handling is selectively attachable. The control unit includes an option control unit performing control corresponding to an attached state of the escrow unit and control corresponding to an unattached state. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140110219 | SETTLEMENT SYSTEM, SETTLEMENT METHOD, AND CASH SETTLEMENT DEVICE - A settlement system includes a register having a reception unit that receives a manual input of information corresponding to at least a part of deposited money from a customer and a transmission unit that transmits a sum amount of money corresponding to the purchased product and manually input information manually input through the reception unit to a cash settlement device and the cash settlement device that calculates an amount of inserted money by recognizing and counting the inserted money, calculates a total amount of the money deposited from the customer by using the amount of the inserted money and the manually input information received from the register, calculates an amount of change based on the total amount of money and the sum amount of money received from the register, and dispenses change money. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140311854 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING NOTES OF VALUE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STOCK OF A DRUM STORAGE ON THE BASIS OF A MOTOR POSITION - The invention relates to a method for determining the stock of notes of value of a drum storage ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 194217000 | Programmable | 11 |
| 20080202889 | Products and Processes For Establishing Multi-Transaction Relationships With Customers of Vending Machines - Disclosed herein are various systems and methods for improving the establishment and management of vending machine subscriptions, including systems and methods for constructing, communicating, and registering subscriptions, as well as various methods for processing the redemption of vending machine subscription items. Several additional embodiments are disclosed, including various alternate methods of promoting longitudinal machine-customer relationships. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090014277 | Bill Discriminating and Counting Apparatus - According to the present invention, pieces of data of states of sensors and actuators in a bill discriminating and counting apparatus are stored in a ring memory at constant time intervals, among these stored data, both the data involved in an error are associated with the error events and stored in a non-volatile memory or a hard disk when the error is occurred in the bill discriminating and counting apparatus, and then the data is read from the non-volatile memory or hard disk to analyze the error. Specifically, digital port input and output information (states of sensors and actuators), analog sensor voltage, and analog motor current value are stored in a memory at constant time intervals since the power is turned on or the counting is started, and the stored port information and voltage are stored in the non-volatile memory or the like along with contents of abnormality when the abnormality is occurred. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090183966 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC LOCATION-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF A REMOVABLE METER UNIT - A meter apparatus and method of operating a removable meter apparatus are described. The meter apparatus includes a tag associated with unique tag identification information and configured to be permanently affixed to a location housing at a unique physical location, and includes a removable meter unit configured to mate with the location housing and receive the tag identification from the tag and report the tag identification to a data manager configured to associate an identifier of the removable meter unit with the tag identification and unique physical location, and associate configuration information for the physical location with the removable meter unit and the tag identification. The unique physical location can comprise a single-space parking location. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100116619 | CURRENCY DISPENSER - A vertically arranged combination desktop currency denominating machine and currency dispenser comprising a currency denominating module adapted to receive a stack of currency bills to be denominated and to denominate the received currency bills, wherein a transport mechanism transports bills individually from an input receptacle adapted to receive the stack of currency bills to one or more output receptacles. The combination further comprising a dispenser retaining section adapted to store currency bills to be dispensed to the one or more output receptacles during a dispensing operation, the retaining section comprising one or more dispensing receptacles, each dispensing receptacle adapted to hold bills having a common denomination, wherein the dispenser retainer section is positioned above the currency denominating module. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100219039 | ADAPTABLE CAR WASH MESSAGING SYSTEM - A method of providing information to a user of a car wash is disclosed. The method includes receiving from a car wash one or more signals representing one or more payments. One or more signals are received from the car wash representing a value of one or more car wash functions purchased with the one or more payments. An indication is recorded of the value of the one or more car wash functions purchased with the one or more payments. The method also includes providing information that includes the indication of the value of the one or more car wash functions purchased with the one or more payments. Other illustrative embodiments pertain to a vending machine messaging device and a car wash. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20120285790 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PARKING METER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A parking system is provided. The parking system includes a computerized parking management system and at least one single-space parking meter configured to communicate parking data between the single-space parking meter and the parking management system via a wireless network. The system includes a mobile citation unit configured to communicate parking enforcement data between the mobile citation unit and the parking management system via the wireless network. The parking management system processes and stores parking data received from the single-space parking meters and processes and stores enforcement data from the mobile citation unit. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120285791 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC PARKING METER - An electronic parking meter mechanism for inserting into a parking meter assembly is provided. The mechanism includes an inner housing, a payment receiving structure located on the inner housing, a user input device located on the inner housing, and an electronic display screen supported by the inner housing. The mechanism includes a front shelf and a front solar panel coupled to the upper surface of the front shelf. The mechanism may also include wireless communications hardware supported by the inner housing configured to wirelessly communicate with a parking management system. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120285792 | UPGRADED SINGLE SPACE PARKING METER AND METHOD - A method of upgrading a single space meter that includes an existing meter mechanism located within an outer meter housing is provided. The method includes providing a new meter mechanism that includes wireless communications hardware configured to wirelessly communicate with a parking management system and a credit card mag-strip reader. The method includes removing a preexisting meter from an outer meter housing and inserting the upgraded mechanism into a preexisting internal space of the outer housing. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120285793 | System and Method for Direct Transfer of Electronic Parking Meter Data - A single space electronic parking meter mechanism for inserting into an outer parking meter housing is provided. The mechanism includes an inner housing, a payment receiving structure supported by the inner housing and an electronic display screen supported by the inner housing. The mechanism also includes a wireless communication subsystem supported by the inner housing configured to wirelessly communicate with a parking management system and an electronic meter control system controlling the electronic display and the wireless communications subsystem. The mechanism includes a memory device receiving port externally accessible through the inner housing and a read-write removable memory device physically accessible from outside of the inner housing and configured to be coupled to the memory device receiving port. The removable memory device including operation mode information that is read by the electronic meter control system to select an operation mode of the meter mechanism. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20140151184 | APPARATUS FOR SETTING PRICE FOR MULTI-VENDING MACHINE AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus for setting a price for a multi-vending machine and a method thereof. The apparatus includes a price setting unit for inputting a price setting function, selecting a price setting column and inputting price information about the selected column; a control unit for controlling a price display of the selected column when the column is selected and the price information is input through the price setting unit; and a price display unit for displaying prices of products exhibited in a column according to a price display control of the control unit. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140238816 | COIN COUNTING AND SORTING MACHINES - Systems, apparatuses, and associated methods for counting and sorting coins are described herein. In one embodiment, a coin processing machine can include a coin input region, a coin counting portion, and a coin sorting portion. The coin counting portion can include a first hopper that receives coins from the coin input region, and a coin discriminator that receives the coins from the first hopper and discriminates the coins to determine their value. The coin sorting portion can include a second coin hopper that receives the coins from the coin discriminator, and a coin sorter that receives the coins from the second hopper and sorts the coins into individual denominations. | 08-28-2014 |
| 194219000 | And electric circuit with switch operated by check | 1 |
| 20080230347 | Interactive Vending Machines and a Method of Operating Same - There is provided a vending machine for multiple product sales, including means for displaying multiple products; means for operating the machine and effecting the dispensing of any selected product; at least one display screen disposed adjacent to the means for displaying multiple products, and an electronic control unit for selectively controlling the display on the screen prior to, and/or during, and/or after a vending operation. A method for operating a vending machine is also provided. | 09-25-2008 |
| 194225000 | Mechanical accumulator | 2 |
| 20120261230 | MONEY ITEM DISPENSING APPARATUS - The application relates to money item dispensing apparatus having a money item acceptor and a hopper arrangement. The application further relates to money item dispensing apparatus having sorting means operable to selectively direct a money item to one of a first money item store and a second money item store, to money item dispensing apparatus having two hopper arrangements, to a money item acceptor having a self-clearing mechanism, to a money item conveyor, to a method of purging the money items in a money item dispensing apparatus, to money item dispensing apparatus having means for ejecting a money item from a receptacle through an outlet via a first path to a return tray and via a second path into a cashbox, to a method of filling a money item dispensing apparatus and filling apparatus for filling a money item dispensing apparatus. | 10-18-2012 |
| 194228000 | And means to impart thrust to check to operate accumulator | 1 |
| 20100263985 | Coin Counter Having A Distance Adjustment Function - A coin counter includes a base unit, an adjusting plate adjustably mounted on the base unit, and a coin outlet port mounted on the base unit. The adjusting plate has a first end provided with an adjusting slot and a second end provided with a micro-adjusting slot. The adjusting plate has a mediate portion provided with a guide slot located between the adjusting slot and the micro-adjusting slot. Thus, by provision of the micro-adjusting slot of the adjusting plate, the pitch angle of the adjusting plate can be slightly adjusted to slightly adjust and control the projecting distance of each of the coins so that each of the coins can be projected onto the coin outlet port exactly to facilitate collection of the coins. | 10-21-2010 |
