Processing financial instruments

摘要

Apparatus for processing financial instruments, comprising: a receiving station for receiving a financial instrument delivered from an external source and scanning the financial instrument to identify it; a holding station at or separate from said receiving station for securely holding the financial instrument in temporary storage; and respective means to convey the financial instrument to the holding station and then to selectively move the temporarily stored instrument out of the holding station to either direct it to a stack or other bulk storage device or to return the instrument to the external source; and a controller responsive to one or more import signals to effect said selective movement of a financial instrument temporarily stored at said holding station. <IMAGE>