Patent ID: 8240450
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. A method for handling at least banknotes of a first denomination and banknotes of a second denomination, in which during a deposit transaction the banknotes to be deposited are deposited by way of an input-and-output unit, the genuineness of the deposited banknotes is verified with the aid of a reading unit and the denomination of the banknotes deposited is ascertained by the reading unit, and in which the banknotes deposited are taken to banknote acceptors, said method comprising: stacking banknotes of the first denomination as well as the second denomination in one acceptor in a stack; providing at least one memory element for each banknote acceptor in which at least data are stored with information about the denomination ascertained by the reading unit of all banknotes in the respective banknote acceptor and data are stored with information about the sequence in which the banknotes are disposed in the banknote acceptor and/or in a dispensing transaction banknotes to be dispensed are removed from the stack in at least one banknote acceptor and dispensed as a bundle to an operator with the aid of the input-and-output unit, determining the removal of banknotes to be dispensed from the banknote acceptors at least as a function of the data stored on the memory elements with information about the denominations of all banknotes accepted in the respective banknote acceptor and with information about the sequence in which the banknotes are disposed in the banknote acceptors.