Patent ID: 8162124

Claim:
A currency changer device for use with at least one point of sale terminal comprising: a housing; a coin accepting tray carried by the housing for accepting a plurality of coins in bulk; a bill accepter carried by the housing for accepting and sorting a plurality of bills in bulk; a first and a second coin sorter each in communication with the coin accepting tray, wherein the first and the second coin sorter are independent of each other; a first and a second plurality of respective coin bins in communication with the respective first and second coin sorters for receiving a respective plurality of similar coins, wherein the first and the second plurality of respective coin bins are independent of each other; a first and a second plurality of bill cassettes in communication with the bill accepter for receiving and dispensing a respective plurality of similar bills, wherein the first and the second plurality of respective bill cassettes are independent of each other; a coin dispenser carried by the housing and in communication with the first and second plurality of respective coin bins to dispense a plurality of coins; a bill dispenser carried by the housing and in communication with the first and the second plurality of bill cassettes to dispense a plurality of bills; a controller in communication with each of the first and the second coin sorters, the first and the second plurality of respective coin bins, and the first and the second plurality of bill cassettes; and a frame carried by the housing; wherein the currency changer device accepts a plurality of unsorted coins in bulk and a plurality of unsorted bills in bulk for a cash transaction, and wherein the currency changer device dispenses change in a cash transaction responsive to commands received from the at least one point of sale terminal; wherein currency is selectively deposited into either the coin bins and bill cassettes associated with the first currency changer device hardware components or the coin bins and bill cassettes associated with the second currency changer device hardware components responsive to the controller; and wherein the coin dispenser is in communication with a coin cup to receive the plurality of coins; and wherein the coin cup is in communication with a coin cup shaft that lifts and rotates the coin cup to dispense the plurality of coins.