US 11,915,540 B1
Systems and methods for two-way cash recycler
Christian Mande, Charlotte, NC (US); Darren Goetz, San Francisco, CA (US); Frank DiGangi, San Francisco, CA (US); and Dennis E. Montenegro, Concord, CA (US)
Assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/206,372.
Int. Cl. G07D 11/18 (2019.01); G07D 11/40 (2019.01); G07D 11/225 (2019.01)
CPC G07D 11/18 (2019.01) [G07D 11/225 (2019.01); G07D 11/40 (2019.01); B65H 2301/4191 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1912 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transaction system comprising:
a vault having disposed therein a plurality of media cassettes, each of the plurality of media cassettes structured to store, receive, and dispense transaction media therefrom; and
a first input/output panel disposed on a first side of the transaction system, the first input/output panel having a first media aperture structured to receive and dispense the transaction media;
a second input/output panel disposed on a second side of the transaction system, the second input/output panel having a second media aperture structured to receive and dispense the transaction media; and
a transport system disposed between the first side and the second side, the transport system is structured to transport the transaction media within the transaction system using a plurality of pathways comprising:
a pass-through pathway structured to transport the transaction media between the first media aperture and the second media aperture;
a concurrent use pathway structured to transport the transaction media from at least one of the first media aperture and the second media aperture to the vault; and
a dispense pathway structured to transport the transaction media from the vault to at least one of the first media aperture and the second media aperture.