Patent ID: 9183692
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G07D,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A safe comprising: a door operable between an opened position and a closed position, the door preventing access to an internal storage area when in the closed position and the door permitting access to the internal storage area when in the opened position; a lock electronically operable between a locked and an unlocked position, the lock preventing movement of the door from the closed position to the opened position when in the locked position and the lock permitting movement of the door from the closed position to the opened position when in the unlocked position; a printer operable to facilitate printing receipts; a human-machine-interface (HMI) operable to facilitate displaying a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI operable to facilitate displaying one or more of a plurality of user selectable icons, at least a portion of the plurality of icons enabling a user to facilitate controlling one or more safe operating capabilities in response to corresponding user inputs thereto, the plurality of icons including: i) a door control icon for operating the lock between the locked and the unlocked positions; ii) a help icon operable for displaying help instructions within the HMI sufficient to visually assist a user with respect to one or more of the safe operating capabilities; iii) a print icon operable for controlling the printer to print a help receipt, the help receipt replicating the help instructions; a bill validator operable to deliver bank notes to the internal storage area when the door is in the closed position; wherein the plurality of icons includes a deposit icon, user selection of the deposit icon controlling the bill validator to prepare for receipt and delivery of one or more bank notes to the internal storage area and for controlling the GUI to display a deposit screen having deposit instructions associated with depositing the one or more bank notes within the internal storage area; wherein the help icon appears within the deposit screen, whereupon selection of the help icon causes the GUI to remove the deposit screen and instead display a help screen, the help screen displaying the help instructions such that the help instructions visually instruct the user with regard to depositing the one or more bank notes; wherein the print icon appears within the help screen, whereupon selection of the print icon causes the printer to print the help receipt; wherein the help instructions require the user to select a plurality of buttons from within the deposit screen in a pre-defined order of steps in order to successfully deposit the one or more bank notes; and wherein the deposit screen associated with a first one of the pre-defined order of steps is automatically displayed following selection of the print icon from within the help screen.