Patent ID: 8545295
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B65B,G06Q,G07D

Abstract:
1. A coin processing system for processing and transmitting coins to one or more coin bags, the coin processing system comprising: a housing with a coin input area configured to receive a batch of coins; a coin processing unit operatively coupled to the coin input area, the coin processing unit being configured to count, discriminate, sort, value, or any combination thereof, coins received from the coin input area; a wheeled trolley removably disposed within the housing, the wheeled trolley including a base and a removable coin receptacle sleeve supported by the base, the wheeled trolley being configured to receive at least some of the coins output from the coin processing unit, the wheeled trolley including a first electrical contact; and a controller with a communication interface operatively attached to the housing, the communication interface including a second electrical contact configured to wirelessly communicate electrical signals with the first electrical contact of the wheeled trolley, wherein the base of the wheeled trolley includes the first electrical contact, and the removable coin receptacle sleeve includes a third electrical contact configured to cooperate with the first electrical contact to thereby wirelessly communicate to the communication interface of the controller via the second electrical contact a signal indicative of at least one of the presence or absence of a coin bag on the wheeled trolley.