A device for processing a medium includes: a conveyor for conveying the medium; an internal storage for storing the medium, the internal storage being disposed inside a body of the device and connected to the conveyor; an external storage for storing the medium, the external storage being disposed outside the body and connected to the conveyor; a temporary storage for storing the medium temporarily, the temporary storage being connected to the conveyor; and a controller for controlling the conveyer to perform at least one of collection processing and replenishment processing, the collection processing being processing of conveying the medium from the internal storage to the external storage via the temporary storage, the replenishment processing being processing of conveying the medium from the external storage to the internal storage via the temporary storage.

A device for processing a medium includes: a conveyor for conveying the medium; an internal storage for storing the medium, the internal storage being disposed inside a body of the device and connected to the conveyor; an external storage for storing the medium, the external storage being disposed outside the body and connected to the conveyor; a temporary storage for storing the medium temporarily, the temporary storage being connected to the conveyor; and a controller for controlling the conveyer to perform at least one of collection processing and replenishment processing, the collection processing being processing of conveying the medium from the internal storage to the external storage via the temporary storage, the replenishment processing being processing of conveying the medium from the external storage to the internal storage via the temporary storage.

A stripper assembly can include a feed wheel, a stripping tire, a drag clutch, and first and second stripping elements. The feed wheel and stripping tire can be mounted for rotation in clockwise (CW) and counter-clockwise (CCW) directions and can contact one another to define a nip through which papers are directed. The drag clutch can be interposed between the stripping tire and the shaft it is mounted upon. The first and second stripping elements can be positioned on the shaft of the stripping tire on opposite sides of the nip. Each of the stripping elements can be configured and positioned to engage papers passing through the nip. The drag clutch is not interposed between either of the first and second stripping elements and the shaft of the stripping tire.

A device for handling value documents, comprises a value document dispensing unit with a dispensing compartment for dispensing value documents and with a first closure element which in a closed position delimits the dispensing compartment on one side. The first closure element is movable from the closed position into an open position to open the dispensing compartment, and from the open position into the closed position to close the dispensing compartment. The device comprises at least one second closure element, which is movable from an open position into a closed position and from the closed position into the open position. The second closure element is arranged in such a way that access to value documents provided in the dispensing compartment is only possible if both the first closure element and the second closure element are in their open positions.

A device for handling value documents, comprises a value document dispensing unit with a dispensing compartment for dispensing value documents and with a first closure element which in a closed position delimits the dispensing compartment on one side. The first closure element is movable from the closed position into an open position to open the dispensing compartment, and from the open position into the closed position to close the dispensing compartment. The device comprises at least one second closure element, which is movable from an open position into a closed position and from the closed position into the open position. The second closure element is arranged in such a way that access to value documents provided in the dispensing compartment is only possible if both the first closure element and the second closure element are in their open positions.

A banknote storage container (1) comprising a housing (2) enclosing an internal banknote receiving compartment (8), said housing (2) including a banknote input aperture (3) in communication with a banknote receiving compartment ingress opening (3′); the banknote receiving compartment (8) includes a pair of pivotable bascule members (4, 5), said bascule members (4, 5) disposed in opposing lateral positions within the banknote receiving compartment, and each of said pair of bascule members (4, 5) includes a gate element (16) disposed at an end of the bascule member proximal to the ingress opening (3′) and a banknote contact portion (15) at an end of the bascule member distal from the ingress opening (3′); and the banknote contact portion (15) of each of said bascule members (4, 5) protrudes into the banknote receiving compartment (8) such that when a leading edge of a banknote received into said banknote receiving compartment (8) simultaneously comes into contact with the banknote contact portion (15) of each of said bascule members (4, 5), the bascule members pivot from an ingress opening open position to an ingress opening closed position where the gate element (16) of each of said bascule members obstructs the ingress opening (3′) to prevent ingress of a subsequent banknote or retrieval of the received banknote from without the banknote storage container.

A banknote storage container (1) comprising a housing (2) enclosing an internal banknote receiving compartment (8), said housing (2) including a banknote input aperture (3) in communication with a banknote receiving compartment ingress opening (3′); the banknote receiving compartment (8) includes a pair of pivotable bascule members (4, 5), said bascule members (4, 5) disposed in opposing lateral positions within the banknote receiving compartment, and each of said pair of bascule members (4, 5) includes a gate element (16) disposed at an end of the bascule member proximal to the ingress opening (3′) and a banknote contact portion (15) at an end of the bascule member distal from the ingress opening (3′); and the banknote contact portion (15) of each of said bascule members (4, 5) protrudes into the banknote receiving compartment (8) such that when a leading edge of a banknote received into said banknote receiving compartment (8) simultaneously comes into contact with the banknote contact portion (15) of each of said bascule members (4, 5), the bascule members pivot from an ingress opening open position to an ingress opening closed position where the gate element (16) of each of said bascule members obstructs the ingress opening (3′) to prevent ingress of a subsequent banknote or retrieval of the received banknote from without the banknote storage container.

A bi-directional digital asset point-of-sale (POS) computing device includes a display and a digital asset POS module. The digital asset POS module is operable to: initiate a digital asset-based interaction with the user computing device, obtain an amount of first desired assets from the user computing device, send real-time information regarding the digital asset-based interaction to a digital asset-based interaction computing entity, and obtain a confirmation from the digital asset-based interaction computing entity regarding backing the digital asset-based interaction with an amount of system digital assets. When the digital asset-based interaction is backed with the amount of the system digital assets, the digital asset POS module is further operable to process the digital asset-based interaction by connecting to the digital asset-based interaction computing entity to exchange the amount of the first desired assets to an amount of second desired assets and distributing the amount of the second desired assets.

A bi-directional digital asset point-of-sale (POS) computing device includes a display and a digital asset POS module. The digital asset POS module is operable to: initiate a digital asset-based interaction with the user computing device, obtain an amount of first desired assets from the user computing device, send real-time information regarding the digital asset-based interaction to a digital asset-based interaction computing entity, and obtain a confirmation from the digital asset-based interaction computing entity regarding backing the digital asset-based interaction with an amount of system digital assets. When the digital asset-based interaction is backed with the amount of the system digital assets, the digital asset POS module is further operable to process the digital asset-based interaction by connecting to the digital asset-based interaction computing entity to exchange the amount of the first desired assets to an amount of second desired assets and distributing the amount of the second desired assets.

A system for the safe coupling of a re-usable bag to a banknote handling and storing machine includes a bag container, having a rigid upper port and a flexible bag permanently fixed to the rigid port, a lid, designed to be inserted onto the rigid port for closing the bag container when the filling operations are terminated, and a bag-holding frame. The bag-holding frame is suitable for being stably fixed to a safe structure of the machine for supporting and hooking the bag container when placed inside the machine to be filled with the banknotes. The system is provided with first coupling and hooking electro-mechanical components between the bag container and the bag-holding frame and with second coupling and hooking electro-mechanical components between the lid and the bag container. The first and second coupling and hooking electro-mechanical components are interconnected with a control unit to enable the respective functions.