Patent ID: 7401730
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: G06Q,G07D

Abstract:
1. A method of processing notes at an automated teller machine (ATM), the method comprising the steps of: subjecting notes to an acceptance procedure to determine if the notes are genuine; separating rejected notes from accepted notes; diverting rejected notes along a transport path to a rejection bin; transporting the diverted notes along the transport path to the reject bin; determining which of the diverted notes are counterfeit notes and which of the diverted notes are suspect notes as the diverted notes are being transported along the transport path to the reject bin; marking counterfeit notes with a first type of marking material so as to render the counterfeit notes unusable; and marking suspect notes with a second type of marking material which is different from the first type of marking material so as to allow the marked suspect notes to be usable again if the marked suspect notes are later proved to be genuine.