Patent ID: 6598376
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
An apparatus for dispensing change and packing cash in a change pack, comprising:a data input device for inputting a plurality of change data, each change data defining an amount of cash required by a respective end user and including at least one type of cash, at least one said change data defining a different amount of cash than another said change data; a change data comparator for comparing, for each said change data, the amount of cash comprising said change data with a predetermined reference value corresponding to a capacity of a change pack and determining whether said amount of cash exceeds the reference value; a change data divider for dividing the change data into a plurality of divided change data each having an amount of cash below the reference value, when said amount of cash exceeds the reference value; a change pack supplier for successively supplying change packs; and a change pack producer for successively producing a plurality of filled change packs, each containing at least one of coin rolls and stacked bills and each based on respective change data when the change data is not divided, and for successively producing a plurality of filled change packs, each containing at least one of coin rolls and stacked bills and each based on respective divided change data when the change data is divided by said change data divider.