Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A system for reliably transferring at least the value of valuable documents from a plurality of dispersed terminals to a centrally located equipment assigned to a monetary institution, this transfer being effected with the aid of cassettes of particular construction, characterized in that each terminal (11, 12, ...16) is provided with means (133, 142) for writing electronically into cassettes (131, 141) information relating to the valuable document content of the cassettes; in that the centrally located equipment (10) is provided with registering means (101) for registering information previously written in to cassettes connected to the registering means (101); and in that cassette (131, 141) intended for transfer within the institution are constructed in a manner which enables the cassettes to be unlocked solely in connection with the monetary institution.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
129 words
A system for reliably transferring at least the value of valuable documents from a plurality of dispersed terminals to a centrally located equipment assigned to a monetary institution, this transfer being effected with the aid of cassettes of particular construction, characterized in that each terminal (11, 12, ...16) is provided with means (133, 142) for writing electronically into cassettes (131, 141) information relating to the valuable document content of the cassettes; in that the centrally located equipment (10) is provided with registering means (101) for registering information previously written in to cassettes connected to the registering means (101); and in that cassette (131, 141) intended for transfer within the institution are constructed in a manner which enables the cassettes to be unlocked solely in connection with the monetary institution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
112 words
A system according to Claim 1, characterized in that at least some of said terminals (e.g. 13) are provided with infeed means (130) for feeding valuable documents into a cassette (131) connected to the infeed means (130), and with transfer means (134) for transferring to the monetary institution (10) information relating to the identity of the connected cassette (131) and the valuable-document content of the cassette upon completion of the infeed process; and in that said at least some terminals (13) and associated cassettes (131) are so constructed that a cassette (131) which is connected to a respective terminal (13) is automatically closed and locked upon its removal from the terminal (13).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A system according to Claim 1, characterized in that the means for writing-in information in at least some of said terminals (e.g. 14) has the form of a keyboard (142); and in that cassettes (e.g. 141) intended for use in said at least some terminals are constructed to be locked automatically when closing the cassettes.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
68 words
A system according to any of Claims 1-3, characterized in that the centrally located equipment (10) is provided with dispensing means (103) for dispensing valuable documents from a cassette (e.g. 111) connected to the dispenser (103) and for identifying the value of the valuable documents dispensed from said cassette and comparing the result of this identification with information written into the cassette (111) by the registering means (101).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
A system according to Claim 2, characterized in that said at least some terminals (e.g. the terminal 13) is provided with an internal safe which will accomodate one or more cassettes and which can be unlocked solely by persons other than the ordinary managing personnel of the respecitve terminals.