Patent ID: 7428873

Claim:
A cash transit container security system for attaching to a cash cassette and for enabling a delivery person to transport the cash cassette to an automated teller machine (ATM), the system comprising: a locking mechanism engaging with an exterior of the cash cassette when properly locked onto the cash cassette to be protected, the locking mechanism engaging with the exterior of the cash cassette preventing contents of the cash cassette from being accessed during transportation of the cash cassette to the ATM by the delivery person; an activatable spoiling mechanism for, when properly positioned and activated, spoiling the contents of the cash cassette; and a control module for (i) controlling activation of the spoiling mechanism, (ii) sending a first signal to the ATM to indicate that the locking mechanism is properly locked onto the cash cassette and the spoiling mechanism is properly positioned for, when activated, spoiling the contents of the cash cassette, (iii) after the first signal has been sent to the ATM, receiving a second signal from the ATM indicating that the ATM has taken over responsibility for protecting the contents of the cash cassette, and (iv) controlling the locking mechanism to unlock from the cash cassette in response to receiving the second signal from the ATM, and thereby to allow the delivery person to remove the transportable cash transit container security system from the cash cassette after the cash cassette has been transported to the ATM.