Appeal No. 1998-2174
Application No. 07/813,733
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to a cash processing system for automatically
performing cash handling operations associated with banking services. Claim 1 is
reproduced below.
1. A cash processing system comprising:
a cash safe which is detachable;
a cash processing apparatus which detachably receives said cash safe
and automatically places and withdraws an amount of cash in the received cash
safe according to a command from personnel; and
a cash handling apparatus which detachably receives said cash safe and
performs transactions including a cash dispensing service and services which do
not require cash dealing, said cash handling apparatus withdrawing cash from
said cash safe to supplement cash into a stacker which stores cash for payment,
the cash for payment during the cash dispensing service being taken from the
stacker and not said cash safe, said cash handling apparatus analyzing a
requested one of the transactions so that cash may be placed in, or dispensed
from, said cash safe during selected ones of the transactions without interrupting
the transaction.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Utsumi et al. (Utsumi) 5,135,212 Aug. 4, 1992
(filed Feb. 12, 1990)
Nakagawa 0,164,733 Dec. 18, 1985
(published European Patent Application)
Sato 2,217,086 Oct. 18, 1989
(published UK Patent Application)
Kawamura et al. (Kawamura) 2,220,646 Jan. 17, 1990
(published UK Patent Application)
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