Patent ID: 9342942
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B65H,G07D,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method for transferring banknotes in a bill-recycling automatic teller machine (ATM), comprising: transporting first banknotes for replenishing banknote cassettes from a supplementary collection box to a banknote discriminating unit, the supplementary collection box separate from the banknote cassettes; determining, by a banknote discrimination unit, denominations of the transported first banknotes for replenishing and whether the banknotes for replenishing are normal; transporting the first banknotes for replenishing from the banknote discrimination unit to a temporary storage unit for temporary storage; and transporting the first banknotes for replenishing from the temporary storage to a corresponding banknote cassette for replenishment of the banknotes according to denomination determined at the banknote discriminating unit; transporting second banknotes for collection from a banknote cassette to the banknote discrimination unit to determine denomination; transporting the second banknotes for collection from the banknote discrimination unit to the temporary storage unit; and transporting the banknotes for collection from the temporary storage unit to the supplementary collection box.