| 摘要 |
A self-service apparatus for exchanging store cards for coins includes a coi n input region configured to receive a batch of coins from a user, a coin processing device configured to separate the batch of coins into a single-file stream of coins along a co in pathway, at least one sensor disposed along the coin pathway, and a controller configured to determine, based on output signals from the at least one sensor, a validity of each coin in t he batch of coins and configured to determine a total value for the batch of coins. The apparatus also includes a store card storage device, a store card dispensing device configured to output, to a card receptacle or card slot, a store card from the store card storage device, in an amount relating to the total value and a communication device configured to transmit information from the self-service apparatus to a local computer, to a remote computer, to a transaction terminal, or to any combination thereof, wherein the information is related to a status o f the store card storage device or store card dispensing device.
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