Abstract: A universal cassette housing for storing banknotes includes a first docking element structured to receive a first universal cassette, a second docking element structured to receive a second universal cassette, a transport apparatus structured to facilitate transferring banknotes between the first universal cassette and the second universal cassette, and a housing computing system comprising a processing circuit including one or more processors and memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the housing computing system to receive information regarding banknotes stored in the first universal cassette, receive information regarding banknotes stored in the second universal cassette, and cause the transport apparatus to initiate a transfer of one or more of the banknotes based on the information regarding the banknotes stored in the first universal cassette and the information regarding the banknotes stored in the second universal cassette.

Abstract: A cassette for receiving and dispensing bills is disclosed. The cassette includes a sensor structured to detect a location of the cassette, and memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to transmit the location of the cassette to a remote computing device, determine that the location of the cassette has changed, and generate an indication that the location of the cassette has changed.

Abstract: A system includes a housing structured to be positioned within a portion of a vault of a transaction device. The housing includes a transfer cassette interface structured to receive a transfer cassette. The transfer cassette is structured to retrievably store banknotes. The housing also includes a vault interface structured to couple to the portion of the vault. The housing also includes a housing transport apparatus structured to facilitate transporting banknotes to and from the transfer cassette via at least one of the transfer cassette interface or the vault interface.

Abstract: A computing system includes at least one processing circuit configured to receive first data from each cassette of a plurality of cassettes, determine, based on the first data, (i) a first location of a first cassette of the plurality of cassettes, (ii) that a fill level of the first cassette does not satisfy a threshold, and (iii) a first denomination of bills contained within the first cassette, identify a second cassette of the plurality of cassettes for replacing the first cassette based on the first location and the first denomination such that the second cassette is configured to receive and dispense bills of a similar denomination to the first cassette, and transmit a notification to a remote computing device, the notification indicating that the fill level of the first cassette does not satisfy the threshold and identifying the second cassette.

Abstract: A two-way cash recycler system includes a vault having a plurality of media cassettes, an first input/output panel having a first media aperture on a first side, a second input/output panel having a second media aperture on a second side, a transport system disposed between the first side and the second side. The transport system includes a pass-through pathway structured to transport transaction media between the first media aperture and the second media aperture, a concurrent use pathway structured to transport transaction media from at least one of the first media aperture and the second media aperture to the vault, and a dispense pathway structured to transport transaction media from the vault to at least one of the first media aperture and the second media aperture.

Abstract: A removable cassette housing for rebalancing bills among storage cassettes is disclosed. The removable cassette housing includes a first docking apparatus and a second docking apparatus structured to receive a first storage cassette and a second storage cassette, respectively, a transport apparatus operatively coupled to the docking apparatuses and a computing system. The transport apparatus is structured to facilitate transferring the bills among the storage cassettes. The computing system is structured to generate a first storage data packet and a second storage data packet associated with the first storage cassette and the second storage cassette, respectively. The computing system is also structured to generate a rebalancing instruction based on at least one of the first storage data packet and the second storage data packet. The cassette housing is structured to cause the transport apparatus to transport bills based on a rebalancing instruction.

Abstract: A utility device for receiving and dispensing bills is disclosed. The utility device includes a sensor structured to detect at least one parameter associated with the bills received by the utility device, a cleaning component structured to perform a cleaning operation on one or more of the 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 a utility operation comprising receiving data from the sensor regarding the at least one parameter, and selectively causing the cleaning component to perform the cleaning operation on one or more of the bills received by the utility device from a cash-bearing component based on at least the data and a location of the utility device.

Abstract: A system includes a housing computing system comprising one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the housing computing system to perform operations comprising generating a first storage data packet comprising information about banknotes stored in a first universal cassette docked with a universal cassette housing, generating a second storage data packet comprising information about banknotes stored in a second universal cassette docked with the universal cassette housing, transmitting the first storage data packet and the second storage data packet to a provider computing system, receiving from the provider computing system rebalancing data based on at least one of the first storage data packet or the second storage data packet, and causing a transport apparatus to initiate a transfer based on the rebalancing data to transfer a set of banknotes from the first universal cassette to the second universal cassette.

Abstract: A housing facilitates a service operation for a transaction device. The housing is communicatively coupled to a housing control computing system. The housing includes a user interface comprising a first input/output (I/O) device that is communicatively coupled to the housing control computing system. The housing includes a transfer cassette interface structured to receive a transfer cassette that is structured to retrievably store banknotes. The housing also includes a media aperture interface structured to couple to a media aperture of the transaction device. The media aperture interface includes a first sensor structured to detect a parameter of the service operation. The media aperture interface also includes a transfer arm structured to facilitate transferring banknotes to and from the media aperture. The housing also includes a transport apparatus that facilitates transporting banknotes to and from the transfer cassette via the transfer cassette interface and/or the media aperture interface.

Abstract: A housing that facilitates a service operation for a transaction device includes a transfer cassette interface structured to receive a transfer cassette where the transfer cassette is structured to retrievably store banknotes, a media aperture interface structured to removably couple to a media aperture of the transaction device where the media aperture interface is coupled to a transfer arm structured to facilitate transferring banknotes to and from the media aperture and the media aperture interface, and a housing transport apparatus structured to facilitate transporting banknotes to and from the transfer cassette via at least one of the transfer cassette interface or the media aperture interface.

Abstract: A host device comprising an input/output (I/O) port, a first sensor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine a cassette is docked with the host device, receive a transaction request requiring a specific denomination for dispensing, cause a picker system of the cassette to retrieve a target bill from a storage position of a bill storage component of the cassette based on the specific denomination for the transaction request and a storage position for a bill matching the specific denomination where the cassette is configured to generate a bill list comprising bill information for each bill of the plurality of bills including a respective denomination and the storage position for each bill, and cause the I/O port to dispense the target bill.

Abstract: A system includes a cassette including a bill storage component to retrievably store the plurality of bills, and a picker system to retrieve one or more bills stored in the bill storage component. The system further includes memory and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the cassette, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate a bill list comprising bill information for each bill of the plurality of bills stored by the bill storage component where the bill information includes a denomination and a storage position of each of the plurality of bills, receive a transaction request, identify a storage position of a target bill from the bill list for dispensing based on the transaction request and a denomination of the target bill, and cause the picker system to retrieve the target bill for dispensing.

Abstract: A cassette housing for rebalancing bills among storage cassettes is disclosed. The cassette housing is fixedly and operably coupled to a transaction device and includes docking apparatus structured to receive a first storage cassette and a second storage cassette, a transport apparatus operatively coupled to the docking apparatuses and a housing computing system. The transport apparatus is structured to facilitate transferring the bills among the storage cassettes. The housing computing system is structured to generate a first storage data packet and a second storage data packet associated with the first storage cassette and the second storage cassette, respectively. A rebalancing instruction may be generated by a remote computing system based on the first storage data packet and the second storage data packet. The cassette housing is structured to cause the transport apparatus to transport bills based on a rebalancing instruction.

Abstract: A utility device for receiving and dispensing bills is disclosed. The utility device includes a sensor structured to detect at least one parameter associated with the bills received by the utility device, a cleaning component structured to perform a cleaning operation on one or more of the 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 a utility operation comprising receiving data from the sensor regarding the at least one parameter, and selectively causing the cleaning component to perform the cleaning operation on one or more of the bills received by the utility device from a cash-bearing component based on at least the data and a location of the utility device.

Abstract: A computing system includes at least one processing circuit configured to receive first data from each cassette of a plurality of cassettes, determine, based on the first data, (i) a first location of a first cassette of the plurality of cassettes, (ii) that a fill level of the first cassette does not satisfy a threshold, and (iii) a first denomination of bills contained within the first cassette, identify a second cassette of the plurality of cassettes for replacing the first cassette based on the first location and the first denomination such that the second cassette is configured to receive and dispense bills of a similar denomination to the first cassette, and transmit a notification to a remote computing device, the notification indicating that the fill level of the first cassette does not satisfy the threshold and identifying the second cassette.

Abstract: A cassette for receiving and dispensing bills is disclosed. The cassette includes a sensor structured to detect a location of the cassette, and memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to transmit the location of the cassette to a remote computing device, determine that the location of the cassette has changed, and generate an indication that the location of the cassette has changed.

Abstract: A housing facilitates a service operation for a transaction device. The housing is communicatively coupled to a housing control computing system. The housing includes a user interface comprising a first input/output (I/O) device that is communicatively coupled to the housing control computing system. The housing includes a transfer cassette interface structured to receive a transfer cassette that is structured to retrievably store banknotes. The housing also includes a media aperture interface structured to couple to a media aperture of the transaction device. The media aperture interface is coupled to a first sensor structured to detect a parameter of the service operation. The media aperture interface is also coupled to a transfer arm structured to facilitate transferring banknotes to and from the media aperture. The housing also includes a transport apparatus that facilitates transporting banknotes to and from the transfer cassette via the transfer cassette interface and/or the media aperture interface.

Abstract: A system includes a cassette structured to manage a plurality of bills, a first sensor structured to provide denomination information, a bill storage component, and a picker system structured to traverse the bill storage component. The system also includes memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine the denomination of the plurality of bills, generate a bill list, receive a transaction request indicating a specific denomination for dispensing, identify a storage position of a target bill from the bill list, and cause the picker system to traverse the bill storage component to the storage position of the target bill to retrieve the target bill for dispensing.

Abstract: A cassette for receiving and dispensing bills is disclosed. The cassette includes a first sensor structured to detect a fill level of the cassette, a second sensor structured to detect a location of the cassette, and memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive, at one or more time intervals, data from the first sensor indicating the fill level of the cassette, transmit the location of the cassette and an indication of the fill level of the cassette to a remote computing device, and in response to determining that the fill level of the cassette is outside of a threshold value, transmit a notification to the remote computing device.

Abstract: A utility device for receiving and dispensing bills is disclosed. The utility device includes a sensor structured to detect a parameter associated with the bills received by the utility device, a cleaning component structured to perform a cleaning operation on one or more of the bills, and memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a utility operation. The utility operation includes receiving quality data from the sensor. The operations also include causing the cleaning component to perform the cleaning operation on one or more of the bills based on at least the quality data. The one or more bills represent a subset of bills available in a cash-bearing cassette, which remains operational throughout the cleaning operation. The operations also include transmitting a notification to a remote computing device in response to completing the utility operation.