Media sanitizing cassette and method of operation
US11676459B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/0027
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A valuable media sanitizing/cleansing cassette is provided for sanitizing/cleansing surfaces of valuable media dispensed to a consumer during a dispense transaction at a transaction terminal. Dispensed media is urged from one or more media cassettes within the terminal along a transport path. The transport path is altered to pass the media through the sanitizing/cleansing cassette where the top and bottom surfaces of the media are illuminated with Ultraviolet (UV) radiation to eradicate any bacteria or virus that may be adhered to the top or the bottom surfaces of the media. Once the media passes through the sanitizing/cleansing cassette, the now sanitized/cleansed media is urged along a remainder of the transport path and dispensed from a media interface of the terminal to the consumer. In an embodiment, media deposited at the terminal is also sanitized/cleansed by passing through the sanitizing/cleansing cassette before being stored in the appropriate media cassettes.
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