Patent ID: 9607294
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G07D,G07F

Claim:
1. A self-service kiosk comprising: a dispenser configured to: a first validator configured to examine the first tangible item: a bi-directional flow path coupling the first validator to the dispenser, wherein the bi-directional flow path is configured to transfer the first tangible item from the first validator to the dispenser and from the dispenser to the first validator; an acceptor configured to receive a second tangible item from the customer; a second validator coupled to the acceptor, the second validator configured to examine the second tangible item received by the acceptor; and a purge-bin flow path coupling the second validator to a purge-bin, wherein the purge-bin flow path is configured to transfer the second tangible item from the second validator to the purge-bin.