Patent ID: 8430303

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of managing funds of cash handling devices comprising: receiving an indication that a surplus amount of cash is available at an automated teller machine (ATM) associated with a first account; receiving an indication that a deficient amount of cash is available at a point of sale device associated with a second account; initiating removal from the ATM a storage apparatus that stores at least a portion of the cash available at the ATM, wherein the storage apparatus is configured to be removably insertable into both the ATM and the point of sale device such that the storage apparatus is enclosed within the ATM when inserted into the ATM and enclosed within the point of sale device when inserted into the point of sale device; updating information stored at an identifier tag of the storage apparatus to prepare the storage apparatus for insertion into the point of sale device; debiting the first account associated with the ATM in response to receipt of an indication that the storage apparatus was removed from the ATM; and crediting the second account associated with the point of sale device in response to receipt of an indication that the storage apparatus was inserted into the point of sale device.