| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 194302000 | INCLUDING MEANS TO TEST VALIDITY OF CHECK | 77 |
| 20080251349 | Sheet Handling Apparatus - A paper note handling apparatus includes a pay-in and pay-out mouth through which a paper note is paid in or paid out, a conveyance for conveying the paper note, a discrimination part to discriminate authenticity and denomination of the conveyed paper note, a temporary hold part to temporarily hold the paper note, a storing part to store the paper note, and a shifter to shift a position of the paper note in a widthwise direction of conveyance. The shifter rotates in a direction inclined relative to a direction of conveyance of the paper note and comes into contact with the paper note to shift the position of the paper note in the widthwise direction of conveyance. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080271973 | Apparatus for Checking Banknotes - The invention relates to an apparatus for checking banknotes in a banknote processing machine. In the case of the inventive apparatus for checking banknotes in a banknote processing machine, said apparatus having at least one sensor for detecting information that characterizes the banknotes to be checked, the sensor is connected to a flexurally rigid carrier via a first adhesive layer, the flexurally rigid carrier is connected to part of the apparatus for checking banknotes via a second, permanently elastic adhesive layer and/or is directly connected to the banknote processing machine. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080289929 | Method for Adjusting a Banknote Processing Machine - The invention relates to a method for adjusting a bank note processing machine by which threshold values of sensors are defined for recognizing the condition of bank notes. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080314715 | Security Element and Methods for Manufacturing and Authenticating the Same - A security element comprises at least one oscillating circuit (O | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090057095 | Anti-EMI lens module - An anti-EMI lens module used in a bill acceptor is disclosed to include a circuit board, which has a plurality of electric recognition devices and a grounding device surrounding the electric recognition devices, a holder base mounted on the circuit board and holding a lens device and having a plurality of through holes respectively aimed at the electric recognition devices and a metal conducting layer disposed in contact with the grounding device of the circuit board and forming with the grounding device a grounding loop for absorbing and discharging static electricity during operation of the bill acceptor to protect the electric recognition devices against static electricity, radiowave and electromagnetic interference | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090095593 | COIN VALIDATION UNIT WITH CLIP FEATURE - A separate removable and replaceable coin validation unit for use in a coin-operated device has a housing and clip formations by means of which the housing is releasably held in a cavity in the coin-operated device. The coin validation unit is electrically operable and has electrical connectors which connect with complementary connectors in the cavity. The coin operated device is particularly a single bay parking meter. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090107800 | COUNTERFEIT MONEY DISCRIMINATION SUPPORT DEVICE - The counterfeit money discrimination support device is configured to eject only the banknotes of the same denomination as a predetermined denomination of money, as specific banknotes, among banknotes taken into the device from the exterior. The denomination and quantity of the specific banknotes ejected to the exterior are stored in a memory 23. Thereafter, the specific banknotes discriminated as being not counterfeit banknotes, by hand, are then taken again into the device. When the denomination and quantity of the specific banknotes taken again into the device respectively correspond to the denomination and quantity stored in the memory 23, the discriminating operation for the counterfeit banknotes is judged to have been properly completed. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090120760 | DUAL USE COIN DEPOSIT AND DISPENSING APPARATUS - A coin deposit and dispensing apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is for use in a retail or bank environment by customers and cashiers. The apparatus is configured to receive coins, from either a customer or cashier, and dispense a specific composition of coins to a till for use by a cashier in a retail establishment or bank establishment. The apparatus of the present disclosure is capable for use as a cash deposit apparatus that receives cash (e.g., coins) from customers and provides customers a voucher, receipt, or credit corresponding to the value of the deposited coins. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090205926 | MEDIA RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a media recognition device. The device includes, an alley defined by a floor and a wall that is receptive of media passable therethrough, a movable member movable in response to contact with media as the media passes through the alley, a sensor in operable communication with the movable member configured to output a signal proportional to a position of the movable member, and a processor in operable communication with the sensor. The processor is configured to map the output signal of the sensor as the media passes through the alley, the processor is further configured to recognize or distinguish the map of the media from stored maps of known media. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090205927 | VALUE MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS - A value medium processing apparatus includes a common rolling path on which the IC coin and the coin roll, a coin characteristic detector provided on a side portion of the common rolling path, an IC coin characteristic detector configured to detect IC coin rolling on the common rolling path; an inlet to a coin path on which the coin rolls and an inlet to an IC coin path on which the IC coin rolls, a medium sorter provided upstream of the coin inlet and the IC coin inlet; a communicator provided on a side of the IC coin path and communicating with the IC coin; and a controller actuating the medium sorter based on one of characteristic information from the coin characteristic detector and information from the IC coin characteristic detector, and switching the common rolling path to one of the IC coin path and the coin path. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090218191 | CASH RECEIVER FOR CONSUMPTION SYSTEM - A cash receiver installed in an amusement machine for controlling the operation of the machine, including a face panel that has a coin slot, a coin-return slot and a vertical bill slot, a coin receiver unit that is affixed to the rear side of the face panel and has a coin entrance passage connected to the coin slot and a coin-return passage connected to the coin-return slot, and a bill receiver unit that is affixed to the rear side of the face panel and abutted against one side of the coin receiver unit and has a bill passage connected to the vertical bill slot. The client can insert a coin or a bill into the cash receiver to play the amusement machine. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090229949 | Verification system and banknote-and-coin handling system - A verification system for a banknote-and-coin handling system includes a banknote machine for depositing, dispensing, and sorting, a coin machine for depositing, dispensing, and sorting, and a monitor server. The coin machine for depositing, dispensing, and sorting includes a hopper, a discriminating portion, and coin storage portions. The banknote machine for depositing, dispensing, and sorting includes a banknote input portion, a deposit discriminating unit, and banknote storage portions. The monitoring server includes a verification instructing unit and a verification command transmitting unit. The banknote-and-coin handling system further includes a verification processing unit executing a verification process based on the verification command transmitted by said verification command transmitting unit, and a verification result transmitting unit transmitting a result of the verification of said verification processing unit to said monitor server. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090229950 | Verification system and banknote-and-coin handling system - A verification system for a banknote-and-coin handling system includes a banknote machine for depositing, dispensing, and sorting, a coin machine for depositing, dispensing, and sorting, and a monitor server. The coin machine for depositing, dispensing, and sorting includes a hopper, a discriminating portion, and coin storage portions. The banknote machine for depositing, dispensing, and sorting includes a banknote input portion, a deposit discriminating unit, and banknote storage portions. The monitoring server includes a verification instructing unit and a verification command transmitting unit. The banknote-and-coin handling system further includes a verification processing unit executing a verification process based on the verification command transmitted by said verification command transmitting unit, and a verification result transmitting unit transmitting a result of the verification of said verification processing unit to said monitor server. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090260948 | Money handling machine - The present invention provides a money handling machine configured to selectively perform one of the following three processes: (A) a mass delivery process for transporting money inserted in a casing through a money insertion opening, to a money holding unit, by using a transport unit, and then transferring the money held in the money holding unit, into a money storage unit; (B) a process, in a mode with a delivery process, for performing a depositing process for depositing the money inserted in the casing through the money insertion opening, into the money storage unit, together with the delivery process for delivering the money stored in each recycling-style money storage unit, to the money storage unit; and (C) a process, in a mode without the delivery process, for performing the depositing process for depositing the money inserted in the casing through the money insertion opening, into the money storage unit, independently of the delivery process for delivering the money stored in each recycling-style money storage unit, to the money storage unit. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100072024 | COIN MECHANISM AND VALIDATOR IMPROVEMENTS - Disclosed is a coin acceptor mechanism with a coin pick-up wheel for advancing coins in a radial path. The pick-up wheel comprises a plurality of scalloped portions disposed at a peripheral edge thereof that each includes a first rounded portion of a first radius extending into the peripheral edge of the pick-up wheel having a first radius, a second rounded portion of a second radius disposed in a trailing edge of the first rounded portion and having a second radius, a chamfered portion extending along a top edge of the first rounded portion and the second rounded portion, an internal edge extending perpendicular from a bottom surface of the pick-up wheel along a bottom edge of the first rounded portion and the second rounded portion and intersecting the chamfered portion, and a straight portion disposed between the peripheral edge of the pick-up wheel and the second rounded portion for guiding the coins into the second rounded portion, wherein the straight portion includes a beveled portion for reducing the surface area thereof and preventing excess coins from getting caught thereon as the pick-up wheel advances coins. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100170766 | Inductive measuring arrangement for free-fall coin-operated devices - Inductive measuring arrangement for coin validation in free-fall coin-operated devices, in which at least one elongate coil arrangement on one side of the drop path of the coins extends transversely to the drop path, two coaxial elongate coils being arranged adjacent to one another, a shell core which is E-shaped in cross section being provided, which receives the coils between its outer arms, and a central arm extending, either not at all or only partially, into the outer coil. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100224462 | CASH BOX COUPON FOR A GAMING MACHINE - The present invention provides a method for an additional security feature on a gaming machine regarding the content of a cash box positioned within the gaming machine through the printing of a coupon. The method involves transferring information from a bill validator to a printer all within a gaming machine wherein the transfer of the information is achieved by a serial port connection between the bill validator and the printer. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100230233 | APPARATUS FOR SORTING ARTICLES - A device for sorting disks or disk-like members of different identities (e.g., roulette chips) that ejects the disks from a receptacle by means of a rotating wheel with numerous wells, such as multi-chip storage compartments. Ejection of an article from the numerous wells is achieved by an ejector lever making contact with an activated solenoid thus forcing the article at the bottom of the well, in conjunction with the momentum of the rotating wheel, into a receiving space. The disks in the receiving spaces are continually replaced by newly arriving disks, which force the previously positioned disks upwards into a column. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100252394 | Currency Validator and Method of Updating Data Stored in Cash Transacting Machine's Control Via Input Through Currency Validator - A currency validator is adapted to read and transfer data on a data card to an external machine such as a vending machine. The data card includes data for updating programs and operational data stored in a controller of the external machine. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100282566 | DOCUMENT VALIDATOR SUBASSEMBLY - A subassembly includes a housing, a light pipe core having a top diffusing surface, a light control component associated with the top diffusing surface, and at least one light source coupled to the housing. Preferably, the light control component includes at least one aperture or an array of apertures, and can be made, for example of a plastic or polymer material. The apertures can be in the shape of elongated slits, although other shapes are suitable for some applications. The subassembly can be used in various applications including as part of a document validator. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100294617 | COIN VERIFIER - The invention relates to a coin verifier which comprises a support for supporting a coin during verification. The coin verifier is characterised in that the support comprises two shutters which are arranged opposite to each other. The shutters support the coin in a v-shaped manner when closed. The inventive coin verifier comprises a recess for retaining a coin during verification and is characterised in that the recess is terminated by two outlets. The outlets are closeable by the shutters for selectively dumping the coin through one of the two outlets. Further, a method for verifying a coin is disclosed which comprises the steps of maintaining/retaining the coin in a retainer equipped with sensors, verifying the coin by the sensors and selectively opening one of two shutters. The choice of the shutter which is opened depends on the result of the verification, in particular whether or not the coin is accepted. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100320057 | BILL IDENTIFIER/COUNTER - A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes an operation unit that receives setting of bill processing modes including a denomination mode, a counting mode, a different-denomination recognition mode, and an authenticity determination mode; a feeding and transporting mechanism; and a control unit that performs control for changing a processing speed according to the bill processing mode. When the bill processing mode is in the counting mode, the different-denomination recognition mode, or the authenticity determination mode, the control unit increases the processing speed by setting the feeding and transporting mechanism to a higher speed than the speed set in the denomination mode. The increase in speed is in accordance with a reduced time necessary to process a reduced amount of data associated with the denomination mode. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110042178 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORING INFORMATION ABOUT OBJECTS FED TO A SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL - A method for saving information about objects to be verified that were consigned to a self-service terminal and that were deposited by the self-service terminal in cassettes, with the following steps:
| 02-24-2011 |
| 20110094850 | DOCUMENT HANDLER HAVING VALIDATOR DETACHABLY ATTACHED THERETO - A document handler is provided which comprises a connector | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110114442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INTERACTION WITH A TERMINAL - Described herein are systems and methods for providing interaction with a terminal. For example, various embodiments take the form of validators, validator components, components for interaction with validators, and software/methods for the operation of such validators and components. One embodiment provides a networked validator having functionality to display information via a LCD equipped bezel, interact with varied forms of token via a common input portal, and/or dispense printed tickets though an aperture inherently adapted to receive currency notes. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110139574 | BANKNOTE HANDLING SYSTEM AND BANKNOTE HANDLING METHOD - There is provided a banknote handling system capable of improving an efficiency of a recognition and count process, by transporting a paper sheet to be recounted and a paper sheet not to be recounted to separate reject units. The banknote handling system includes at least one stacking unit and first and second reject units. The banknote handling system includes: a reception unit configured to receive a paper sheet; a first judgment unit configured to judge whether the paper sheet received by the reception unit is a predetermined banknote or not; a second judgment unit configured to judge whether the paper sheet that has not been judged as the predetermined banknote by the first judgment unit is a dissimilar banknote or not; a transport unit configured to transport the paper sheet received by the reception unit to the stacking unit, the first reject unit, or the second reject unit; and a control unit configured to control the transport unit such that: the paper sheet which has been judged as the predetermined banknote by the first judgment unit, is transported to the stacking unit; that the paper sheet which has been judged as the dissimilar banknote by the second judgment unit, is transported to the first reject unit; and that the paper sheet which has not been judged as the dissimilar banknote by the second judgment unit, is transported to the second reject unit. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110168522 | CURRENCY DISCRIMINATING DEVICE - Provided is a currency discriminating device that can reduce a possibility of accepting a counterfeit currency, and that can suppress the reduction of sales opportunities due to the insertion of the counterfeit currency. The currency discriminating device includes: a denomination discriminating device that determines authenticity and denomination of an inserted currency; a coin sorting device that accepts the inserted currency determined to be genuine by the denomination discriminating device, and that returns the inserted currency determined to be counterfeit by the denomination discriminating device; and a control device that changes to an acceptance prohibiting mode in which the coin sorting device is controlled so as to return a following inserted currency if the inserted currency is determined to be counterfeit by the denomination discriminating device in a normal mode, and that controls the coin sorting device so as to return the inserted currency and changes to the normal mode if the inserted currency is determined to be genuine by the denomination discriminating device in the acceptance prohibiting mode. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110209966 | Method of operating banking system responsive to data bearing records - An automated banking machine operates responsive to data included on user cards. The machine includes a deposit accepting device. The deposit accepting device is operative to receive a stack of sheets and to separate each sheet from the stack through operation of a picker. Each sheet is aligned with the sheet path and analyzed by analysis devices including at least one magnetic read head, an imager, and/or a validation device. Sheets determined not to have at least one property of a genuine sheet are returned to the user of the machine. Sheets determined to have the at least one property of a genuine sheet are processed and stored in the machine for reuse. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120118697 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF A BILL VALIDATOR FOR A GAMING MACHINE - Described herein are systems and methods for providing interaction with a terminal. In overview, a validator for a terminal (such as a gaming machine or the like) includes a central processing unit, and a memory module coupled to the central processing unit, the memory module configured for maintaining software instructions that are executable via the central processing unit, and for maintaining diagnostic information concerning the validator. A primary communications port coupled to the central processing unit allows interaction between the validator and the terminal. A secondary communications port for allows communications between the validator and a handheld remote device, such that diagnostic information regarding the validator is able to be displayed via the handheld remote device. The handheld device executes corresponding software instructions to facilitate interaction with the validator. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120160632 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING VALUE DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for checking documents of value which have a security element with several magnetic areas, including at least one high-coercive magnetic area, at least one low-coercive magnetic area and at least one combined magnetic area which contains both the high-coercive and the low-coercive magnetic material. After the magnetization of all magnetic areas in a first direction, first magnetic signals of the security element are detected with a first magnetic detector. After a subsequent second magnetizing, which is effected antiparallel to the first magnetizing and magnetically reverses only the low-coercive magnetic material, second magnetic signals of the security element are detected. For identifying the magnetic areas, the second magnetic signals or a signal derived therefrom are compared with two thresholds. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120241283 | MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS - A money handling apparatus includes: a storage unit; a recognition unit; a dispensing unit; and a control unit configured to allow dispensing of money which is fed from the storage unit and is recognized in a dispensing process. The control unit allows dispensing of at least the money rejected in the dispensing process to the dispensing unit, and then goes into standby for a counting process to count the money dispensed to the dispensing unit. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120247918 | IMAGING UNIT AND COIN IDENTIFYING APPARATUS - An imaging unit images a subject having an unevenness pattern on a surface. The imaging unit includes: a surface light source that emits with a constant output illumination light illuminating the surface of the subject; an imager that receives reflected light reflected by the surface of the subject; and a beam splitter that is arranged at a location at which the illumination light emitted from the surface light source and the reflected light incident on the imager intersect with each other. The illumination light emitted from the surface light source is incident on the surface of the subject via the beam splitter. The reflected light reflected by the surface of the subject is incident on the imager via the beam splitter. The illumination light incident on the surface of the subject includes parallel light that is perpendicularly incident on the surface of the subject, and diffused light. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120312659 | VALUABLE DOCUMENT RECEIVING AND ALIGNMENT METHOD - A valuable document receiving and alignment method includes the steps of (a) a user inserts a valuable document obliquely into a transversely tilted tunnel, (b) a validation unit of the valuable document receiver senses the inserted valuable document and controls a delivery mechanism to hold down the valuable document, (c) a sheet-deliver wheel module of the delivery mechanism delivers the valuable document forwardly to a predetermined distance and the user releases the hand from the valuable document, (d) the sheet-deliver wheel module releases the valuable document for enabling it to fall downwardly to the lower side wall of the transversely tilted tunnel and to let one side edge of the valuable document be abutted against the lower side wall, and (e) the sheet-deliver wheel module delivers the valuable document to a validation position for enabling the validation unit to identify the authenticity and value of the valuable document. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130081923 | ORIENTATION SENSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A BILL VALIDATOR - A bill validating apparatus includes a housing having an elongated opening therein. At one end of the elongated opening there is an article receiving slot. A first sensor is on one long side of the elongated slot and a second sensor is on the other long side. The bill validating system includes a transport mechanism for moving the article of tender past the sensors. The bill validating apparatus also includes an orientation determination device communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor. In response to a determined orientation of the bill validating apparatus, the orientation determination device enables one of the first sensor or the second sensor. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130105271 | BILL DEPOSITING/WITHDRAWING MACHINE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20140158496 | COUNTERFEIT MEDIA DETECTION - A media handler for detecting counterfeit media is described. The media handler comprises: a plurality of discrete sensors distributed along a transport path operable to transport a media item, and a controller operable to receive signals from the plurality of discrete sensors. The controller is also operable to make a decision on validity of the transported media item based on the received signals. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140202825 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND SORTING DISKS - An apparatus for receiving and sorting disks includes a wheel having at least one well for receiving a disk, a motor coupled to the wheel, a collecting device positioned relative to the wheel, a disk sensor, an ejector, and a controller. The collecting device has at least a first collector and a second collector configured for receiving disks. The disk sensor is configured to detect a value of a parameter of a disk received in the well and generate a parameter value signal. The ejector is coupled to the wheel proximate the well and configured to eject a disk from the well in a plane parallel to a bottom surface of the wheel in response to an eject signal. The controller is operably coupled with the disk sensor and the ejector. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140231214 | Banknote Validator - A sensing system is described herein. The sensing system includes a sampling module configured to define a sampling interval. The sensing system also includes a plurality of sensors to sample an inserted item based at least on the sampling interval. The sensing system includes a tracking module configured to obtain start sensor data from the sensors, determine if start sensor data is absent, increment an absence count based at least on the determination, compare the absence count with a threshold absence count, and reject the inserted item based at least on the comparison. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140262679 | COIN ACCEPTOR WITH A LIMITER MECHANISM FOR ANTI-THEFT PROTECTION - A coin acceptor includes a coin acceptor main unit including a first holder shell and second holder shell pivotally coupled together, and a face panel including a panel body fastened to the front side of the first holder shell and a limiter mechanism mounted at the back side of the panel body and adjustable between a constraint position and a release position to control the biasing angle of the second holder shell relative to the first holder shell, preventing an evil person from inserting a screwdriver, pry or any other tool through a coin insertion slot or coin-return slot of the face panel into the inside of the coin acceptor main unit to damage the internal structure. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140332341 | SELF-SERVICE KIOSK VALIDATOR BRIDGE - Apparatus and methods for a self-service kiosk (“SSK”) validator bridge are provided. The SSK may include a bridge linking a dispenser and a validator. The bridge may be configured to transfer a tangible item from the validator to the dispenser. The validator may examine the tangible item prior to a dispensing of the tangible item to a SSK customer. The tangible item may be retracted by the dispenser. The bridge may transfer the tangible item from the dispenser to the validator. The SSK may include an acceptor. The bridge may link the acceptor to the validator. The bridge may be configured to transfer a deposit from the acceptor to the validator. The validator may examine the deposit. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150325072 | BANKNOTE HANDLING APPARATUS - A banknote handling apparatus | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150379337 | Apparatus and Method for Recognizing Media, Financial Device - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for recognizing media and a financial device. The apparatus for recognizing media according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an image sensor configured to emit different first light source and second light source to media including at least one character to acquire a first image and a second image corresponding to each light source; a noise detector configured to detect noise of a region in which the character is included from the first image and the second image; and a controller configured to combine the first image and the second image depending on the detected noise information to recognize the character included in the media. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379338 | Apparatus and Method for Recognizing Media and Financial Device - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for recognizing media and a financial device. The apparatus for recognizing media according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: an image sensor; a skew detector configured to detect skew of the media from media image acquired by the image sensor; a noise detector configured to detect a linear component in a region of interest which include character of the media image and a noise included in the media image based on direction information of the detected linear component and the skew of the media; and a controller configured to remove the detected noise from the region of interest and recognize the character of the region of interest from which the noise is removed. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160196707 | APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND SORTING DISKS | 07-07-2016 |
| 194303000 | By testing material composition | 23 |
| 20110061988 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO BANKNOTE VALIDATION - A banknote validation arranged to discriminate between real and false banknotes is described. The valuator comprises: a light source arranged to emit light in the non-visible spectrum onto a banknote being validated, the emitted light including an ultraviolet (1O nm to 400 nm) or intra red (800 run-1 00000 nm) wavelength of light; a broadband optical light sensor arranged to sense a relatively broad band of visible light spectrum wavelengths of light emitted by fluorescence from the banknote in response to the banknote being irradiated with the non-visible spectrum wavelengths of light; and an optical filter positioned between the banknote and the sensor and arranged to prevent illumination of the sensor with reflected or transmitted non-fluoresced light from the light source, the optical filter having a −3 db cut off point selected such that the light emitted from the light source, having a wavelength closest to the visible light spectrum wavelengths of light, is filtered. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110186402 | CURRENCY DISCRIMINATION - A reference data set used for classifying items of currency is established by obtaining at least one measured response from at least one known item of currency, projecting the measured response data from the known item of currency from a first space to a second space, and applying a reduction technique to the second space thereby reducing the complexity of the second space. The reference data set, which can be used for classifying items of currency, is thus represented by a subset of all measured responses obtained from the known item of currency. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20140346007 | BANKING SYSTEM OPERATED RESPONSIVE TO DATA BEARING RECORDS - An automated banking machine operated responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including financial account identifying data, and to cause financial transfers responsive to the card data. The automated banking machine includes a sheet accepting device. The sheet accepting device is operative to receive a stack of sheets and to separate each sheet from the stack. Each sheet is aligned with a sheet path and analyzed by analysis devices including at least one magnetic read head, an imager, and/or a validation device. Sheets determined to have at least one property of a genuine sheet are processed and stored in the machine. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20160148455 | BANKNOTE DISCRIMINATION DEVICE - There is provided a banknote discrimination device including transport rollers ( | 05-26-2016 |
| 194304000 | Having electric circuit completed by check | 1 |
| 20140182996 | Silver Coin Keeper - A silver coin diagnostic tool adapted to be used with an existing cash register for separating coins minted from silver from those minted of cupro-nickel preferably includes a funnel entrance located at a top end thereof, an arresting arm seated beneath the funnel entrance, first and second passageways leading away from the arresting arm, a door located at an entrance of the second passageway. Notably, a mechanism is provided for detecting whether a coin contains silver after passing beyond the arresting arm and thereafter opening the door for directing the coin to a desired one of the first and second passageways. | 07-03-2014 |
| 194317000 | Having electric circuit influenced by check | 10 |
| 20090101469 | COIN SENSOR - A coin sensor performs time-domain eddy-current testing using an inductance in one arm of a Maxwell bridge which is driven by a bipolar square wave having randomly-selected intervals between transitions, the output of the bridge being sampled at a high frequency. A processor stores a model which receives the drive signal and adjusts coefficients of the model so that the output matches the sampled measurements. Acceptance criteria are applied to the adjusted coefficients for coin classification purposes. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090166151 | COIN DISCRIMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A coin discrimination apparatus and method is provided. Coins, preferably after cleaning, e.g. using a trommel, are singulated by a coin pickup assembly configured to reduce jamming. A coin rail assists in providing separation between coins as they travel past a sensor. The sensor provides an oscillating electromagnetic field generated on a single sensing core. The oscillating electromagnetic field is composed of one or more frequency components. The electromagnetic field interacts with a coin, and these interactions are monitored and used to classify the coin according to its physical properties. All frequency components of the magnetic field are phase-locked to a common reference frequency. The phase relationships between the various frequencies are fixed, and the interaction of each frequency component with the coin can be accurately determined without the need for complicated electrical filters. In one embodiment, a sensor having a core, preferably ferrite, which is curved, such as in a U-shape or in the shape of a section of a torus, and defining a gap, is provided with a wire winding for excitation and/or detection. The sensor can be used for simultaneously obtaining data relating to two or more parameters of a coin or other object, such as size and conductivity of the object. Two or more frequencies can be used to sense core and/or cladding properties. Objects recognized as acceptable coins, using the sensor data, are diverted by a controllable deflecting door, to tubes for delivery to acceptable coin bins. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090242354 | COIN DISCRIMINATING DEVICE - A coin discriminating device has a detecting part, a first switching part, a storage part, and a control part. The detecting part has a first sensor including a pair of coils, and an oscillating circuit, and is supplied with voltage from a power source, and in addition, outputs a detection signal varied by a coin passing between the coils. The first switching part switches magnetic connection of the coils between an in-phase connection and a reversed-phase connection a plurality of times while the coin passes between the coils. The control part compares the detection signal from the detecting part and a reference signal stored in the storage part so as to determine authentication and a denomination of the coin. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20110139575 | Method and Apparatus for Validating Bank Notes - A banknote validator takes both reflection and transmission optical measurements at different wavelengths. An emitter and sensor on one side of the banknote path are used to make a calibration measurement using light reflected from a window on the other side of the path, overlying another optical device. Each measurement is normalised on the basis of multiple measurements of different wavelengths, distributed over a substantial area, such as along the relevant scan line, preferably using a value representing the dispersion of the measurements. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20130068586 | COIN DISCRIMINATORS - Disclosed are various apparatus and methods for discriminating between fake and reject coins. The term ‘coin’ includes any type of monetary token or token that is associated with a value. Various different apparatus and methods are disclosed. These include a method and apparatus of applying multiple input currents of different frequencies to a coin and monitoring the apparent change in impedance of a coil or coils resulting from eddy currents induced in the layers of the coin from the multiple input currents. Other methods and apparatus relate to applying electromagnetic radiation to the coin and measuring various resulting characteristics including the amount of light fluoresced or reflected from the coin, or the absorption characteristic of the coin. Other methods and apparatus relate to measuring vibration of a coin. Other methods and apparatus relate to identifying genuine and bogus coins via particular identifying characteristics of the coins including magnetic codes/serial numbers. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130240322 | Coin Sensor - A coin tester includes a coin sensor which outputs a measurement signal which is influenced by the presence of a coin. A memory device stores an impedence model of the coin sensor and the model representing an expected influence of a coin configuration model on the measurement signal. A processor computes and applies acceptance criteria to determine whether the coin falls within a predetermined coin configuration. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20160171809 | COIN DISCRIMINATION APPARATUS | 06-16-2016 |
| 194318000 | Passing between transmitting and receiving coils | 3 |
| 20090032368 | System and Method for Coin Validation - A system for validating a coin has a passageway through which the coin passes, in use; an oscillator having a component positioned relative to the passageway for the frequency and amplitude of oscillation of the oscillator to be varied, in use, by passage of the coin along the passageway; a period (or frequency) determining unit for determining the period (or frequency) of an oscillating signal provided by the oscillator when influenced by the coin and for supplying a determined period (or frequency) value; an amplitude determining unit for determining the amplitude of the oscillating signal provided by the oscillator when influenced by the coin and for supplying a determined amplitude value; and an assessing unit for assessing if the determined period (or frequency) and amplitude values lie in a predetermined window of period (or frequency) and amplitude values. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090078530 | Method for Testing Coins - A method for testing coins which move along a runway, using a coil assembly which, on either side of the runway, has a transmission coil C, D adapted to be admitted by a transmission signal and a reception coil A, B on a common ferrite core wherein the reception coil smaller in diameter is closer to the runway than is the transmission coil and the diameter of the transmission coil is smaller than the diameter of the smallest coin to be assumed, and wherein the ferrite core has arranged thereon a secondary coil coupled to the transmission coil the signal of which is connected, as a negative-feedback signal, to the input of a differential amplifier in such a way that the signal of the transmission coil agrees with the transmitted signal provided to the other input of the differential amplifier. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20140299442 | COIN VALIDATION APPARATUS - A coin validator apparatus includes an inclined coin chute interconnecting the coin outlet gate with a coin rejection outlet via a validation sensor module and a coin diverter mechanism, the coin chute defining a coin transport path and including a radially outer curved guide wall, such that in operation a coin exiting the coin outlet gate and traversing the coin transport path is subjected to a centripetal acceleration that constrains the coin to follow and abut the contour of the radially outer curved guide wall between the coin outlet gate and a coin diverter sensor disposed downstream in the coin transport path. | 10-09-2014 |
| 194320000 | Having magnetic field acting on check | 8 |
| 20090045031 | Method and system for dust prevention in a coin handling machine - A method and system for prevention of dust accumulation on a coin sensor assembly ( | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090183967 | PAPER SHEET RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A paper sheet recognition apparatus includes a sensor that measures feature amounts of a paper sheet; a recognition unit that recognizes whether the paper sheet is genuine or counterfeit, and fit or unfit, based on the feature amount; a memory unit that stores therein a plurality of pieces of different category classification pattern information prepared for each category for classifying the paper sheets into a plurality of categories, which is obtained by combining the feature amounts; and a category determining unit that determines a category of the recognized paper sheet using a recognition result in the recognition unit and the category classification pattern information. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20110209967 | COIN RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND COIN RECOGNITION METHOD - In a coin recognition apparatus, when an oscillator control unit applies a synthesized signal containing signals of a plurality of designated frequencies to an oscillator coil, an AD (Analog-to-Digital) converting unit converts an output signal from a receiving coil into a digital signal. A frequency expansion unit expands the digital signal on a frequency axis. A coin recognition unit recognizes a coin based on an amplitude of each signal of the designated frequency extracted from the expanded signal. Furthermore, if the coin recognition apparatus detects a coin center, which is a substantially central line on a surface of the coin, has reached a magnetic sensor based on the output signal from the receiving coil when a single frequency signal is applied to the oscillator coil, the synthesized signal is applied to the oscillator coil. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110233028 | CURRENCY DISCRIMINATION AND EVALUATION - The disclosure relates to modeling the structure of an item of currency and to predicting the behavior of a currency sensing system as related to the structure of a tested item of currency. For a specified set of parameters of an item of currency, the response of the currency sensing system can be predicted. A particular construction of an item of currency can be determined based on theoretical responses from the item of currency being tested with a theoretical currency sensing system. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20130341154 | Currency Discrimination and Evaluation - The disclosure relates to modeling the structure of an item of currency and to predicting the behavior of a currency sensing system as related to the structure of a tested item of currency. For a specified set of parameters of an item of currency, the response of the currency sensing system can be predicted. A particular construction of an item of currency can be determined based on theoretical responses from the item of currency being tested with a theoretical currency sensing system. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140116840 | MEDIUM VALIDATING APPARATUS - A bill validator of an automated teller machine includes a magnetic detector for detecting magnetism of bills. The magnetic detector has pressing members of resin material having bearings bored therein. The bearings rotatably hold a shaft for a guide roller which presses bills against the lower surface of a magnetic sensor. The guide roller rotates as bills run on a conveyance path. However, since the bearings consist of fixed parts of resin material and the shaft is formed of non-magnetic material, the rotation does not cause changes in a magnetic field. Thus, when the guide roller rotates, the surrounding magnetic field does not change, so that, although the magnetic detector locates in the vicinity of the guide roller, the magnetic head of the magnetic sensor can well accurately sense the magnetism of bills. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20160063789 | Currency Inspection Using Mobile Device and Attachments - Currency inspection using mobile devices and attachments are provided herein, as well as methods of use. In some embodiments, an apparatus may be configured to provide selections of currencies to a user via a display of the apparatus, obtain currency attributes for a selected currency, receive currency parameters for suspect currency using a currency evaluation device that is communicatively coupled with the apparatus, the currency evaluation device having a sensor array that comprises one or more sensors that are each configured to determine at least one currency parameter, compare the currency parameters for the suspect currency to the currency attributes, and output a warning message if the suspect currency is potentially counterfeit. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20180025568 | COIN-ROLL HANDLING DEVICE AND COIN-ROLL HANDLING METHOD | 01-25-2018 |
| 194328000 | Having means to test surface configuration | 5 |
| 20100230234 | DEFORMED-COIN DETECTOR - A deformed-coin detector accurately detecting a deformed coin without being affected by a variation in transporting speed of a coin. A coin transported along a coin transporting face comes into contact with detecting elements of coin-thickness detecting bodies, the detecting elements move by a distance corresponding to the dimension of the coin in its thickness direction and simultaneously, light shielding portions of the coin-thickness detecting bodies move. A light detecting portion detects a light shielding amount that varies due to movement of the light shielding portions. A coin denomination determining unit determines a denomination of the coin transported along the coin transporting face and reads a reference light-shielding amount pre-stored in a reference light shielding amount storing unit regarding the denomination. The light shielding amount detected by the light detecting portion is compared with the reference light shielding amount, and when the detected light shielding amount is out of a predetermined range with respect to the reference light shielding amount, the coin is judged to be a deformed coin. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20120118698 | CHARACTERIZING ITEMS OF CURRENCY - Characterizing an item of currency employs a validation apparatus that includes at least three specified light sources for illuminating the item of currency. Each of the specified light sources has an emission spectrum similar to an approximating function for reconstructing a predetermined set of spectrum. At least one receiver receives light emitting from the at least three specified light sources. A transportation unit transports the item of currency within the validation apparatus. The light received by the receiver is at least one of light reflected by or light transmitted through the item of currency. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120217126 | COIN DETECTOR - A coin detector having the characteristics of simple structure, low cost and high recognition speed is disclosed to include a housing defining therein a coin passage, and a circuit module, which uses an optical pickup device consisting of an optical module and an analog-to-digital converter to detect the number and pitch of the parallel lines and grooves of the reeded edge of each inserted coin and a microprocessor to determine the authenticity and value of each inserted coin by means of comparing the data of the sensed number of pitch of parallel lines and grooves with a predetermined reference data. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20150101907 | COIN IDENTIFIER - A method and apparatus including the steps of establishing a defining attributes of a respective coin based at least upon a predetermined ratio of weight per unit of volume or upon topological features of one or more predominant surfaces of the coin, measuring a first set of dimensional parameters that define a shape of the disk including one or more thickness and diameter measurements, measuring a second parameter including a weight of the disk, measuring a third set of parameters defining a set of topographical features of the disk, comparing the measured parameters within at least some of the plurality of files of the database; and classifying the disk as a specific type of coin by substantially matching at least some of the measured parameters of the disk with the attributes of at least one of the plurality of files. | 04-16-2015 |
| 194330000 | Both faces of check | 1 |
| 20090255776 | Coin authenticity judging method and device - Image data of an incuse/relief portion, formed on a surface of a medal, are acquired by capturing an image of the incuse/relief portion with an image sensor, disposed so as to oppose the medal substantially straightly, while illuminating light from a light source disposed obliquely above the medal, and image processing using two or more predetermined threshold values to multinarize brightness information, including shading related to the incuse/relief portion, in the acquired image data into three or more values is performed. By the image processing of multinarization into the three or more values, the medal surface is regionally divided into at least a profile region, a top surface region, and a bottom surface region in the incuse/relief portion and compared to an authentic medal. | 10-15-2009 |
| 194334000 | Having means to test size | 4 |
| 20080257681 | Coin Identifying Device - The coin identifying device is provided where the number of coins stored can be changed and a coin can be returned without a return button, and thus it is simple and inexpensive to make. The device has a coin slot, a coin outlet, and a rotating body. The rotating body has a coin containing section which can store multiple coins inserted from the coin slot, a switching member which changes the number of stored coins in the coin containing section, and a coin passage which is connected with the coin containing section and in which the coin falls to the coin outlet. A partition member inside a body of the device divides the coin containing section and the coin passage and does or does not prevent the coin in the coin containing section from falling to the coin passage depending on the direction of the rotation of the rotating body. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20110290617 | CHECK DEPOSIT APPARATUS - The check deposit apparatus of the present invention comprises an insertion part that is used to insert a check from outside for deposit, a feed part furnished with a feed roller that feeds the placed check along a feed path, an alignment part furnished with an alignment roller that feeds the check fed from the feed part to one side of the feed path and also aligns it, a check reading part that reads information of the check that has been aligned by the alignment part, first and second sensor groups that judge whether the check inserted into the insertion part has a specification that enables it to be fed and processed toward the alignment part normally, a third sensor group that judges whether the check aligned in the alignment part has a specification that enables it to be read and processed normally in the check reading part, and a control part that judges whether to deposit or return the check in question based on the information sensed by the first and second group or third sensor group. According to the invention, a check that has been erroneously placed or does not meet specifications may be readily returned to the user. | 12-01-2011 |
| 194335000 | Thickness | 1 |
| 20100206690 | Mechanical Coin-Acceptor Unit - There is proposed a mechanical coin-acceptor unit with a coin running channel which has a running rail for rolling a coin, in or on which testing arrangements for testing the properties of the rolling coin are provided, having a coin-acceptor shaft and a return shaft disposed below the running rail, where the running rail is mounted on a basic body and has a recess in the running direction of the coin for testing the thickness of the coin which falls possibly through the recess into the return shaft, and the running rail is mounted rotatably on the basic body via a point of rotation. | 08-19-2010 |
| 194338000 | By fixed gauge | 1 |
| 20120138420 | DETECTION DEVICE - A device for sensing predetermined characteristics of an object such as a coin or a token in order to determine its validity or genuineness and in some cases its denomination, the device including a combination of optical and electromagnetic sensors which operate together along a coin path and capable to analyze the coin or token in different positions so that if there are multiple holes or rings of transparent material they can be sensed and used to determine the coin or token's validity and denomination. | 06-07-2012 |
| 194339000 | Having means to test weight | 1 |
| 20130062156 | RFID EMBEDDED CURRENCY - A system and method for determining whether a coin or other valuable object is authentic is presented. In one configuration a method for validating a valuable object includes attaching a validation device to the valuable object. The validation device is loaded with validation information associated with the valuable object. Later, when the when the object is to be sold or transferred to another person the validation device is wirelessly read to extract the validation information associated with the valuable object. This information used to verify if the valuable object is authentic or is not authentic, based, at least in part, the validation information associated with the valuable object. | 03-14-2013 |
