CLAIMS
1. A method (400), comprising:
(i) selectively disabling media edge detection during ejection
processing for media being ejected from an infeed module (410);
(ii) enabling the media edge detection when a shutter opens for the
infeed module based on detection of the media at a first sensor closer to the
shutter than a second sensor (420); and
(iii) determining whether the media has exited the infeed module or
whether the media has been fully retracted back within the infeed module
based on status produced from the media edge detection (430).
2. The method of claim 1, wherein (i) further includes urging the media
along a transport path until the first sensor reports a blocked condition and
then activating the shutter and halting the transport path (411).
3. The method of claim 2, wherein halting further includes urging the
media along the transport path a present distance and stopping the transport
path (421).
4. The method of claim 3, wherein (ii) further includes (a) setting the
status to: “media at both of the sensors” when the first sensor and the second
sensor are both reporting the blocked condition (422).
5. The method of claim 3, wherein (ii) further includes (b) changing the
status to: “media being retracted into the infeed module” when the first sensor
reports an unblocked condition while the second sensor is reporting the
blocked condition (423).
6. The method of claim 3, wherein (ii) further includes (c) maintaining the
status unchanged when the first sensor continues to report the blocked
condition while the second sensor reports the unblocked condition until the
first sensor reports the unblocked condition and then changing the status to
“media exited” indicating the media has exited the infeed module (424).
7. The method of claim 3, wherein halting further includes (iv) delaying for
a present delay period of time for determining whether the media is removed
from an infeed mouth of the infeed module (425).
8. The method of claim 7, wherein (iii) further includes delaying an
additional period of time when the status changes at an end of the present
delay period to “media exited” and when the status remains unchanged and
determining the media has successfully ejected from the infeed module and
when additional media is present for ejecting from the infeed module resume
processing at (i) (431).
9. The method of claim 8, wherein (iii) determining whether either the first
sensor or the second sensor report the block condition during any portion of
the additional period of time and when determined to be the case resume
processing at (v) (432).
10. The method of claim 7, wherein (iii) further includes disabling the media
edge detection processing when the status remains unchanged at an end of
the present delay period, and urging the media back into the infeed module in
a direction away from the shutter for a distance that is less than a present
distance, enabling the media edge detection processing while urging the
media in the direction, halting the transport path when the status changes to
“media entered”, and resume processing back at (1) (433).
11. A depository, comprising:
an infeed module (101); and
a controller operable to control ejection of both non-windowed media
and windowed media;
wherein the controller is configured to selectively enable and disable
edge direction detection status processing based on blocked and unblocked
conditions reported from at least two track sensors of the infeed module and
in response to changing statuses determining when any currently processed media is properly ejected from the infeed module or is properly retracted
within the infeed module based on a failed ejection attempt.
12. The depository of claim 11, wherein the depository is one of: a deposit
module and a recycler module.