US 12,136,320 B2
No-downtime universal utility cassette for recirculation in multiple systems
Christian Mande, Charlotte, NC (US); Darren Goetz, Salinas, CA (US); Frank Digangi, San Francisco, CA (US); and Dennis 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 Aug. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/232,213.
Application 18/232,213 is a continuation of application No. 17/888,174, filed on Aug. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,741,796.
Application 17/888,174 is a continuation of application No. 17/349,692, filed on Jun. 16, 2021, granted, now 11,417,178.
Prior Publication US 2023/0386304 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 19/203 (2013.01) [G07F 19/202 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A utility device for receiving and dispensing bills, the utility device comprising:
a host device interface structured to couple the utility device to a host device and facilitate transporting the bills between the utility device and the host device;
a cleaning component structured to perform a cleaning operation on one or more bills received by the utility device; and
memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receive data regarding the host device comprising fill data regarding a fill level of the host device and a total quantity of bills stored by the host device;
transmit the data regarding the host device to a remote computing device;
cause the host device to transfer the one or more bills to the utility device, wherein a quantity of the one or more bills is less than 80% of the total quantity of bills stored by the host device;
selectively cause the cleaning component to perform the cleaning operation on the one or more bills received by the utility device; and
transmit, based on the cleaning operation, a notification to the remote computing device.