| CPC G07D 11/245 (2019.01) [G07D 11/23 (2019.01)] | 13 Claims |
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1. A money handling method comprising:
dispensing, by a money handling device, money stored in a storage of the money handling device in response to a request by a user;
refilling, by a second device, the storage with money in response to arrival of a scheduled refill time;
suspending the refill by the second device if it is determined that the money handling device is being used by the user at a start time of the refill by the second device; and
performing, by the second device, the suspended refill after an end of use of the money handling device by the user, wherein
the refilling includes:
by the second device:
feeding money from a container of the second device to a transport unit of the second device, the container being one of a plurality of containers storing the money of a designated denomination; and
transporting, by the transport unit of the second device, the money fed from the container of the second device to a discharge outlet of the second device, the discharge outlet of the second device being connected to an inlet of the money handling device; and
by the money handling device:
recognizing the money fed from the inlet;
transporting the recognized money in the storage; and
storing the money in storage containers of the storage according to the denomination,
the second device and the money handling device are controlled by different controllers, and
the second device is directly connected to the money handling device.
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