Patent ID: 7638746

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a) an Automated Teller Machine, ATM; b) an image sensor ( 60 ) which comprises an array of pixels; c) a currency sheet pick module ( 12 ) located at a first sensing site ( 64 a ) within the ATM, the module ( 12 ) comprising pick components which include i) a pick arm ( 24 ), ii) a pick wheel ( 26 ), and iii) a pressure wheel ( 28 ), the pick components functioning collectively to i) pick currency sheets from storage and ii) transport the currency sheets from the first sensing site ( 64 a ) to a transport ( 30 ) at a second sensing site ( 64 b ) within the ATM; d) a first elongated light pipe ( 62 a ) which extends between the image sensor ( 60 ) and the first sensing site ( 64 a ), e) a first objective lens ( 66 a ) located at the first sensing site ( 64 a ), which focuses at least partial images of i) one or more pick components, and ii) a currency sheet, if present at the first sensing site ( 64 a ) into the first light pipe ( 62 a ), which pipe ( 62 a ) transmits the images to the image sensor ( 60 ).