Patent ID: 7500568

Claim:
In combination, an automatic machine for managing change or takings or till cash, as coins and notes, for allowing a user to perform one or more operations including depositing, sorting, and/or counting of coins and bank notes, the automatic machine comprising a coin storer, a note storer, a coin dispenser and a note dispenser, the dispensers being arranged for dispensing a determined composition of different types or values of at least one of coins and notes, a computer system coupled to said automatic machine and comprising a coin receiver and sorter and banknote receiver and sorter for providing receiving, recognition and sorting functions for coins and banknotes respectively, said automatic machine having: a front face including a user machine interface including first components for enabling a user to deposit and withdraw notes, and second components for enabling a user to deposit and withdraw coins; and a rear face opposite to the front face, including a user machine interface for unlocking at least a first access from the rear face to the coin storer and/or at least a second access to the note storer; and said automatic machine comprising at least two interchangeable dispensing blocks, and an actuator controlled by the computer system or by the user for interchanging the dispensing blocks.