Apparatus, system and method for coin exchange

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G07D 9/04 (2006.01) G07D 3/00 (2006.01) G07D 5/00 (2006.01) G07F 7/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2659728

A self-service apparatus for exchanging store cards for coins includes a coin input region configured to receive a batch of coins from a user, a coin processing device configured to separate the batch of coins into a single-file stream of coins along a coin pathway, at least one sensor disposed along the coin pathway, and a controller configured to determine, based on output signals from the at least one sensor, a validity of each coin in the batch of coins and configured to determine a total value for the batch of coins. The apparatus also includes a store card storage device, a store card dispensing device configured to output, to a card receptacle or card slot, a store card from the store card storage device, in an amount relating to the total value and a communication device configured to transmit information from the self-service apparatus to a local computer, to a remote computer, to a transaction terminal, or to any combination thereof, wherein the information is related to a status of the store card storage device or store card dispensing device.

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