Bill acceptor

US6896116B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MARS, INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

• David C. Deaville · West Chester, US
• Joseph A. Simpkins · West Chester, US
• Edward M. Zoladz, Jr. · West Chester, US
• John D. Snider · West Chester, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 18, 2002
• Grant date: May 24, 2005
• Expiry date: Nov 25, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07D11/40
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A bill acceptor module may receive configuration data from at least one of an interface board, a programming tool, a plug-in memory, a memory on a currency cassette, and a host machine, store the configuration data in a memory, and process signals according to the configuration data to enable operation of the bill acceptor module with a host machine. The operation of the bill acceptor module may include communication with a currency cassette.