Patent ID: 8812394

Claim:
A method of transferring cash from a cash drawer, comprising: receiving bills of a first denomination from the cash drawer at a currency recycler; storing data related to an amount associated with the bills of the first denomination at the currency recycler; storing the bills of the first denomination in the currency recycler; receiving bills of a second denomination from the cash drawer at the currency recycler, wherein the bills of the second denomination comprise one-dollar bills; responsive to receiving the bills of the second denomination at the currency recycler: counting the bills of the second denomination at the currency recycler; rejecting the bills of the second denomination at the currency recycler; and transferring the bills of the second denomination from the currency recycler to a flexible capacity storage module configured to accept and dispense cash, wherein the flexible capacity storage module is a device separate from and adjacent to the currency recycler, and wherein the flexible capacity module includes a simplified transport system and a plurality of trays configured to collect, dispense, and store the bills of the second denomination; storing data related to an amount associated with the bills of the second denomination at the currency recycler; and storing the bills of the second denomination in the flexible capacity storage module, wherein the currency recycler is configured to cause the amount associated with the bills of the first denomination to be credited to an account at a financial institution while not crediting the account with the amount associated with the bills of the second denomination.