Cash transaction machine
US5578281A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F19/201
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cash transaction machine performs receiving and/or paying transactions of bills by manipulation of a user, transfers bills between a receptacle where bills are paid in and out and a storage where bills are stored, and by using a sterilizing unit for heat-sterilizing bills being transferred, detects the temperature of the sterilizing unit with a temperature detector, controls the temperature of the sterilizing unit so as to be in a specified temperature range, and also controls the processing of transactions by, for example, temporarily stopping the transaction according to the detected temperature.
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