Patent ID: 6039164
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A payment validation and accounting system to provide validation of both tendered coins and notes, the system comprising:means for accepting coins tendered by a patron, the coin accepting means including:means for receiving a plurality of coins, wherein the plurality of coins received may include coins of different values;means for singulating the plurality of coins; andmeans operable without operator input for determining the validity and value of the received plurality of coins as legal tender, wherein ones of the received plurality of coins determined not to be legal tender are rejected;means for accepting notes tendered by a patron, the note accepting means including:means for receiving a plurality of different value notes; andmeans operable without operator input for determining the validity and value of the received notes; andmeans for controlling the system including:means for accepting input from an operator associated with the tender by the patron of the valid received plurality of coins and the valid received notes.