REPOSITORY FOR SUBMITTED ITEMS

摘要

This invention relates to a repository (1) for the receipt of submitted items; the repository (1) comprising: a housing (3) that defines an internal storage compartment for submitted items, a face of said housing having an inlet (7) into which items for submission can be inserted; a guide (11) provided within said housing (3) for guiding submitted items from said inlet to said storage compartment; a sensor (15) located within said housing for detecting markers (67) applied to items for submission, said sensor (15) being operable in response to detection of a said marker (67) to generate a detection signal that includes information relating to said detected marker (67); and a controller (17) that is configured to receive detection signals from said sensor (15). A system employing the repository is also disclosed.