Coin redemption machine having gravity feed coin input tray and foreign object detection system
US7886890B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F1/041
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a coin processing system includes a coin input area that receives coins from a user, a coin processing module that counts the received coins, and a foreign object detection system that detects a foreign object within the coin processing module subsequent to counting substantially all the received coins.
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