A method and system for auditing money items within a secure housing, the monety items being collected from a multi-denomination money item storage unit and validated while being transported by a conveyor that deposits them back into the multi-denomination storage unit after they have been identified. The same process is done with the money items present in the at least one hopper.

A method according to the present disclosure is a method for the coin handling apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: performing a preparatory operation including: recognizing by a recognition unit a denomination of a coin fed from a first storage unit that stores one or more coins, and storing, in a second storage unit, a certain number of coins for each denomination of a first combination from among the one or more coins based on the denomination recognized; and dispensing at least a part of the certain number of coins stored in the second storage unit to an outlet in response to a dispensing instruction, in which a predetermined condition is satisfied, a certain number of coins for each denomination of a combination different from the first combination are stored in the second storage unit.

A method according to the present disclosure is a method for the coin handling apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: performing a preparatory operation including: recognizing by a recognition unit a denomination of a coin fed from a first storage unit that stores one or more coins, and storing, in a second storage unit, a certain number of coins for each denomination of a first combination from among the one or more coins based on the denomination recognized; and dispensing at least a part of the certain number of coins stored in the second storage unit to an outlet in response to a dispensing instruction, in which a predetermined condition is satisfied, a certain number of coins for each denomination of a combination different from the first combination are stored in the second storage unit.

A method and system for auditing money items within a secure housing, the monety items being collected from a multi-denomination money item storage unit and validated while being transported by a conveyor that deposits them back into the multi-denomination storage unit after they have been identified. The same process is done with the money items present in the at least one hopper.

A method and system for auditing money items within a secure housing, the monety items being collected from a multi-denomination money item storage unit and validated while being transported by a conveyor that deposits them back into the multi-denomination storage unit after they have been identified. The same process is done with the money items present in the at least one hopper.

A coin dispensing apparatus includes a coin dispenser configured to dispense coins to a receiving tray, a sensor configured to detect one or more coins in the receiving tray, an output device, and a processor configured to control the output device to output a warning when the sensor detects no coins in the receiving tray after the processor instructs the coin dispenser to dispense a group of coins as change and the coin dispenser has dispensed at least one of the coins in the group but before the coin dispenser has dispensed all of the coins in the group.

A coin dispensing apparatus includes a coin dispenser configured to dispense coins to a receiving tray, a sensor configured to detect one or more coins in the receiving tray, an output device, and a processor configured to control the output device to output a warning when the sensor detects no coins in the receiving tray after the processor instructs the coin dispenser to dispense a group of coins as change and the coin dispenser has dispensed at least one of the coins in the group but before the coin dispenser has dispensed all of the coins in the group.

A checkout machine includes a bill discharge section, a coin discharge section, a communication interface, and a processor configured to acquire attribute information of a group through the communication interface, determine a distribution pattern of change on the basis of the attribute information, and control the bill discharge section and the coin discharge section to dispense change according to the determined distribution pattern.

A checkout machine includes a bill discharge section, a coin discharge section, a communication interface, and a processor configured to acquire attribute information of a group through the communication interface, determine a distribution pattern of change on the basis of the attribute information, and control the bill discharge section and the coin discharge section to dispense change according to the determined distribution pattern.

A self-service point-of-sale terminal including a cover section having an inverted U-shape open in a front side and a bottom side, a casing that is movable with respect to the cover section and includes a lock configured to fix a relative position of the casing with respect to the cover section, and a coin and bill depositing and dispensing machine housed within the casing.