Patent ID: 8078534

Claim:
A computer-assisted method of conducting cash supply chain surveillance, comprising the steps of: receiving identification of an item at a surveillance point along a cash supply chain from a third party computing device, wherein the identification comprises a timestamp assigned by the third party computing device for the item at the surveillance point; receiving a surveillance video of the surveillance point, the surveillance video recorded with a video camera and including surveillance during a time period corresponding to the timestamp; receiving information relating to an event that included the item, wherein the receiving occurs via short message service (SMS); storing the identification of the item, the surveillance video of the surveillance point, and the information relating to the event in a database; using a processor, accessing the surveillance video at the timestamp to determine a cause of the event; and receiving a first query of a status of the item in the cash supply chain, wherein the status includes at least a current location of the item, a prior location of the item, and a planned future location of the item; transmitting a response to the first query; receiving a second query to update the current location of the item; and updating the current location of the item in response to the second query.