Patent ID: 8181764
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: B65H,G07D

Abstract:
1. A media deposit apparatus comprising: a media deposit portion configured to receive media from a customer; a deposit transfer portion configured to provide a deposit circulation path extending from the media deposit portion to carry media for depositing or withdrawal in one direction but not in the other direction; a temporary transfer portion configured to provide a temporary circulation path coupled to the deposit circulation path to transfer media that are not forged to a temporary stack portion; a temporary stack gate on the deposit circulation path to selectively transfer one or more of media on the deposit circulation path to the temporary circulation path, wherein media not selected by the temporary stack gate continues to move on the deposit circulation path to a reject portion for holding abnormal media; a forged note retraction gate on the deposit circulation path between the media deposit portion and the temporary stack gate, the forged note retraction gate configured to transfer media determined as forged to a specific transfer path connected to a specific storage portion storing the forged media without using the temporary stack portion, the specific storage portion separate from the reject portion and placed in a retraction portion for retracting media uncollected by the customer, wherein the uncollected media is transferred to the retraction portion via the deposit transfer portion, the temporary transfer portion and the specific transfer portion; and a media transfer portion configured to provide a media transfer path coupled to the temporary circulation path to transfer one or more media to a media storage portion; wherein the temporary transfer portion is configured to transfer the media on the temporary circulation path in one direction but not in an opposite direction, the media transfer portion configured to transfer the one or more media on the media transfer path in one direction but not in an opposite direction, the specific storage portion transfers the media on the specific transfer path in one direction but not in an opposite direction, and the deposit transfer portion is configured to transfer the media on the deposit circulation path in one direction but not in an opposite direction.