Patent
Data transfer system for currency cassettes
| العنوان: | Data transfer system for currency cassettes |
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| Patent Number: | 4,992,648 |
| تاريخ النشر: | February 12, 1991 |
| Appl. No: | 07/433,816 |
| Application Filed: | November 09, 1989 |
| مستخلص: | A data transfer system includes a currency cassette adapted to be inserted in a cassette receiving compartment of a cash dispenser mechanism, the cassette having a first printed circuit board on which are mounted a RAM, a microprocessor connected to the RAM, a photodiode adapted to receive data from an LED mounted on a second printed circuit board secured to the cassette receiving compartment, and LED adapted to transmit data to a photodiode mounted on the second board, and a first circuit including a first coil adapted to receive power from second circuit including a second coil mounted on the second board. In operation, data is transferred between the RAM and a microprocessor external to the cassette by means of the cooperating photodiodes and LEDs, with the first circuit serving to provide a dc power supply for the other components mounted on the board. |
| Inventors: | Hutchison, Brian G. (Dundee, GB3) |
| Assignees: | NCR Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
| Claim: | What is claimed is |
| Claim: | 1. In an automated teller machine, a system |
| Claim: | comprising |
| Claim: | a currency dispensing means for dispensing currency; |
| Claim: | a cassette for storing currency to be dispensed; |
| Claim: | a cassette receiving means located in said currency dispensing means for receiving said cassette; |
| Claim: | said cassette having first data processing means for processing data associated with the currency to be dispensed; |
| Claim: | said cassette receiving means having second data processing means for processing data associated with the currency to be dispensed; |
| Claim: | said cassette also having first circuit means for processing power to be used by said first data processing means; |
| Claim: | said cassette receiving means also having second circuit means for processing power to be used by said first data processing means; and |
| Claim: | said first and second circuit means including first and second coils, respectively, with said first and second coils acting as a transformer when said cassette is mounted in an operational position in said cassette receiving means so as to transfer power from said second circuit means to said first circuit means. |
| Claim: | 2. The system as claimed in claim 1 in which said first data processing means includes a first data receiving and transmitting means located in said cassette and in which said second data processing means includes a second data receiving and transmitting means located in said cassette receiving means, with said first and second data receiving and transmitting means being in operational relationship with each other so as to receive and transmit data between said first and second data processing means when said cassette is mounted in the operational position in said cassette receiving means. |
| Claim: | 3. The system as claimed in claim 2 in which said first data processing means includes a microprocessor and a data storage means for storing data associated with said cassette and with the currency to be dispensed. |
| Claim: | 4. The system as claimed in claim 3 in which said data storage means includes a ROM and a RAM. |
| Claim: | 5. The system as claimed in claim 2 in which said first and second data receiving and transmitting means are optically operated. |
| Claim: | 6. The system as claimed in claim 5 in which said first circuit means includes a battery for retaining data in said RAM when said cassette is removed from said operational position in said cassette receiving means. |
| Claim: | 7. A data transfer system comprising |
| Claim: | a currency cassette having data storage means; and |
| Claim: | currency dispensing means for dispensing currency; |
| Claim: | said currency dispensing means having a cassette receiving means into which said cassette is adapted to be inserted; |
| Claim: | said cassette having random access memory means forming said data storage means, first data receiving and transmitting means, first data processing means connected to said random access memory means and to said first data receiving and transmitting means, and first circuit means including a first coil means; |
| Claim: | said cassette receiving means including second data receiving and transmitting means and second circuit means including second coil means, said second data receiving and transmitting means and said second coil means being mounted on said cassette receiving means so as to be respectively positioned adjacent said first data receiving and transmitting means and said first coil means when said cassette is mounted in an operational position in said cassette receiving means to enable data to be transferred in a non-contact manner between said random access memory means and second data processing means external to said cassette via said first data processing means and said first and second data receiving and transmitting means, and to enable said first and second circuit means to transfer power from said cassette receiving means to said cassette with said first and second coil means acting as a transformer, said first circuit means serving to provide a dc voltage supply for said cassette. |
| Claim: | 8. The system as claimed in claim 7, in which said first data receiving and transmitting means includes a first light responsive device and a first light emitting device, and said second data receiving and transmitting means includes a second light responsive device and a second light emitting device, said first light responsive device and said first light emitting device being respectively in cooperative relationship with said second light emitting device and said second light responsive device when said cassette is mounted in said operational position. |
| Claim: | 9. The system as claimed in claim 8 in which said first and second data receiving and transmitting means are each adapted to transmit and to be responsive to infrared light, and in which said random access memory means, said first data receiving and transmitting means, said first data processing means, and said first circuit means are protected by a cover which is of a material transmissive to infrared light. |
| Claim: | 10. The system as claimed in claim 9 in which said first circuit means is arranged to provide a dc voltage supply for said random access memory means, said first data processing means and said first data receiving and transmitting means. |
| Claim: | 11. The system as claimed in claim 10 in which said cassette has mounted thereon a battery arranged to provide back-up power for said cassette when said cassette is not in said operational position in said cassette receiving means, said battery being associated with means for disabling said battery from supplying power to said cassette when said cassette is receiving its power requirements from said first circuit means. |
| Claim: | 12. The system as claimed in claim 11 in which said random access memory means, said first data receiving and transmitting means, said first data processing means, and said first circuit means are mounted on a first printed circuit board attached to the outside of said cassette, and in which said second data receiving and transmitting means and said second circuit means are mounted on a second printed circuit board attached to said cassette receiving means. |
| Claim: | 13. The system as claimed in claim 12 in which said cassette further has a stud thereon and said cassette receiving means has a latch means for latching said stud to latch said cassette in said operational position in said cassette receiving means. |
| Claim: | 14. The system as claimed in claim 13 in which said first and second coil means are respectively wound on first and second U-shaped magnetic cores, with the ends of said first core being in registration with the ends of said second core when said cassette is in said operational position in said cassette receiving means. |
| Claim: | 15. The system as claimed in claim 7 in which said first circuit means includes means to render said first data processing means operational when said dc voltage supply meets a predetermined specification, and to render said first data processing means non-operational when said dc voltage supply fails to meet said specification. |
| Claim: | 16. A currency cassette having data storage means; |
| Claim: | said cassette comprising |
| Claim: | random access memory means forming said data storage means; |
| Claim: | data processing means connected to said random access memory means; |
| Claim: | first data receiving means connected to said first data processing means to receive data in a non-contact manner from first data transmitting means external to said cassette; |
| Claim: | said data processing means further comprising |
| Claim: | means to write the received data into said random access memory means; |
| Claim: | second data transmitting means adapted to receive data from said random access memory means via said data processing means and to transmit this data in a non-contact manner to second data receiving means external to said cassette; and |
| Claim: | first circuit means including first coil means adapted to receive power from second circuit means including second coil means external to said cassette, with said first and second coil means acting as a transformer, and with said first circuit means serving to provide a dc voltage supply for said cassette. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 235/379; 235/380; 235/381; 235/383; 902/5; 902/27 |
| Current International Class: | G06F 1530 |
| Patent References Cited: | 4423313 December 1983 Tanigaki 4458802 June 1984 Maciver et al. 4650978 March 1987 Hudson 4670643 June 1987 Hain et al. |
| Primary Examiner: | Pitts, Harold |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Hawk, Jr., Wilbert Sessler, Jr., Albert Wargo, Elmer |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.04992648 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |