Patent ID: 9600809
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B65H,G06Q,G07D,G07F

Claim:
1. A method of storing bills in a purge-bin of an automated teller machine (“ATM”), the method comprising: retracting a plurality of bills from an ATM dispenser; generating a separator record, the separator record comprising: associating the separator record with a separator tab of the purge-bin; releasing the separator tab; storing the plurality of bills in the purge-bin; extracting the plurality of bills from the purge-bin; determining a value corresponding to the plurality of bills; based on the separator tab, associating the value with the separator record; appending the value to the separator record; identifying a request for an amount of funds associated with the transaction identifier; based on the transaction identifier, associating the separator record with a customer account; and when the amount is greater than the value, debiting the customer account a difference between the amount and the value.