Patent ID: 8172067

Claim:
A cash recycling device comprising: a first stacking cassette configured to receive a first deposited note from a user during a transaction; a divert cassette configured, at the beginning of the transaction, to not hold notes from a previous transaction; a first plate moveable over the first stacking cassette and configured to: cover the first stacking cassette to prevent the first deposited note from entering the first stacking cassette before the transaction is completed by the user, wherein at least one deposited note is deposited by the user during the transaction; and retract to allow the first deposited note to enter the first stacking cassette when the transaction is completed; and an extraction mechanism configured to return the first deposited note to the user if the transaction is cancelled, wherein the extraction mechanism is further configured to route the first deposited note to the divert cassette for reprocessing the deposited note back to the user.