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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177046 | 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 ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8100245 | Bill recognizing and counting apparatus A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes a feeding and transporting mechanism; a line sensor to scan an image of the bills; a denomination determination table in which denomination recognition data is registered for at least one currency; a denomination re... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7913832 | 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 ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913831 | Intelligent cash box system and method for transmitting code information An intelligent cash box system is provided which comprises: a validator 2 attached in a bill handling apparatus 1; a detection sensor 45 mounted in validator 2; a control circuit 47 connected to detection sensor 45; a card | 03/29/2011 |
| 7886889 | Method and device for accepting banknotes The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for accepting bank notes. In accepting bank notes by means of an apparatus for accepting bank notes it is assumed that the bank notes are inserted in an input pocket, the bank notes are singled by means... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7857114 | Banknote discrimination apparatus and banknote discrimination method A banknote discrimination apparatus includes bodies and a plurality of sensors each detachably provided to the bodies and adapted for detecting a banknote. The banknote discrimination apparatus further includes a control unit adapted for discriminating the banknote,... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7708128 | Valuable document and method and device for examining said valuable document The invention relates to a value document, such as a banknote (1), which includes one or more window zones (2A, 2B) with one for example optically active element each which rotates a polarization plane P0 of polarized light LA | 05/04/2010 |
| 7677380 | Optical sensing device for detecting optical features of valuable papers An optical sensing device for detecting plural optical features of valuable papers is provided that comprises first and second photocouplers 5 and 6 or 9 and 10 positioned in the vicinity of and on the opposite sides of a passageway 13... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677379 | Optical sensing device for detecting optical features of valuable papers An optical sensing device for detecting plural optical features of valuable papers is provided that comprises first and second photocoupers 5 and 6 or 9 and 10 positioned in the vicinity of and on the opposite sides of a passageway 13 | 03/16/2010 |
| 7641037 | Bill handling apparatus A bill handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a bill insertion slot into which a bill is inserted, a bill feeding mechanism for feeding the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot, a sensor for reading the fed bill, and a bill identif... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7376257 | Apparatus for processing a sheet The present invention provides an apparatus for processing a sheet. When a medium having various patterns detected by a plurality of detecting sections for individually detecting plural kinds of features from a sheet, each detecting section detects plural kinds of f... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7366338 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362891 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359543 | Image detector for bank notes An object is to provide an image detector for bank notes which enables the cost to be lowered. Accordingly this has: a light emitting device 31 (31X) which is arranged facing an image detection sensor 24 (24X), and which irradiates light ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357303 | Bill handling apparatus When using an inexpensive deposit box in a provided bill handling apparatus, bills that can be deposited are increased irrespective of a limit in the number of bills that can be stacked in the deposit box. In a bill handling apparatus including a bill deposit/withdr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350716 | Mechanism for ensuring authenticity of written and printed documents A mechanism for ensuring the authenticity of written and printed documents. With the mechanism of the present invention, electronic ink is deposited onto a document, wherein the electronic ink deposited comprises at least one mark visible to a user. Current is appli... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349587 | Magnetic scanning apparatus Magnetic scanning apparatus including means for generating an excitation magnetic field 1 in a region in which a specimen to be scanned may be placed, a detector 3 for detecting a magnetic field originating from or modified by a specimen being scanned ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349566 | Image processing network An image processing network for processing image files and coupled to an outside data communication network comprising a plurality of remote image capture units, the units scanning documents and creating a plurality of image files of said documents; the image proces... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344014 | Banknote storing with condition detection apparatus and method A banknote condition detection device for a banknote storing unit where the banknote storing unit can be removably positioned within a banknote receiving unit. The banknote storing unit receives a banknote from the banknote receiving unit into the banknote storing u... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7309872 | Paper sheets thread part or paper sheets thread part detection method A paper sheets feature detector 20, through which a banknote 21 is carried and passed is provided with a carrying-in sensor part 22, a transmissive and reflective line light sensor 23, a magnetic sensor 24, a thickness sensor 27... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287012 | Machine-learned approach to determining document relevance for search over large electronic collections of documents The present invention relates to a system and methodology that applies automated learning procedures for determining document relevance and assisting information retrieval activities. A system is provided that facilitates a machine-learned approach to determine docu... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280797 | Image forming apparatus with paper thickness detection unit for detecting overlap of regular and insertion sheets An image forming apparatus has a first stacking unit for stacking regular sheets on which images are formed, an image forming unit for forming an image on a regular sheet fed from the first stacking unit, a second stacking unit for stacking the insertion sheets, a d... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270605 | Peer-to-peer gaming system A gaming system is disclosed. The gaming system includes at least two gaming components. Each gaming component includes a controller and a communications interface. The gaming system also includes a communication link to allow the controllers of the gaming component... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269279 | Currency bill and coin processing system An integrated system for processing currency bills, coins, and other media includes a compact currency bill processing device, a coin scale, a keyboard, and a processor integrated into a housing as a single unit. The bill processing device is used for counting curre... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7248731 | Method and apparatus for currency discrimination An improved method and apparatus for discriminating between currency bills of different denominations uses an optical sensing and correlation technique based on the sensing of bill reflectance characteristics obtained by illuminating and scanning a bill along one of... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248730 | Certified paper discriminating apparatus An apparatus configured to discriminate the genuineness of a certified paper by exposing the paper to a light source and transporting the paper through an environment of an alternating-current electromagnetic field. Light detectors detect the light reflected from th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242486 | Note skew detector A note skew detector, for use in a note transport mechanism of an Automated teller Machine (ATM) is described. The detector comprises a light source and a single optical sensor, optically coupled via a pair of optical wave-guides arranged to have an air gap there be... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242796 | Certified paper and an apparatus for discriminating the genuineness thereof An apparatus for discriminating the genuineness of a security mark is provided having a first light detecting element for detecting a light emitted from a luminescent ink of the security mark placed in a specified environment and a second light detecting element for... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237711 | Apparatus configured for illuminating paper-based forms of payment and cash register comprising same An illumination device comprises a housing, a light source, a light transmissive support plate and a sensor. The light source is mounted within a cavity of the housing. The light transmissive support plate is engaged with the housing. The housing and the light sourc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235805 | Paper sheets theft prevention ink detector and paper sheets theft prevention ink detection method A paper sheets feature detector 20, through which a banknote 21 is carried and passed is provided with a carrying-in sensor part 22, a transmissive and reflective line light sensor 23, a magnetic sensor 24, a thickness sensor 27... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232024 | Currency processing device A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be evaluated and a plurality of output receptacles for receiving the bi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222712 | Document validator with locking cassette A method and apparatus are provided for authenticating a document. The apparatus includes a profile processor adapted to collect a plurality of data profiles from a suspect document, a comparator adapted to compare the plurality of data profiles with a set of envelo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216754 | Apparatus, systems and methods for accepting payment at a sales device One embodiment of the present invention provides for a method comprising determining sales data associated with a sales device (e.g., a vending machine) and adjusting a level of sensitivity of a currency validator based on the sales data. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216014 | Paper money discriminating device The invention provides a paper money discriminating device which is simplified in structure and can be manufactured less expensively and therefore can contribute to cost reduction and productivity improvement. Thus, a first detecting member and a second detecting me... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212948 | Banknote validator A banknote validator can recognise ink stains having predetermined characteristics and is operable to perform measurements on a received banknote in order to classify the banknote into at least the following categories: (a) genuine non-stained bills of said denomina... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201320 | System and method for processing currency bills and documents bearing barcodes in a document processing device A document processing device having an evaluation region disposed along a transport path between an input and output receptacle capable of processing both currency bills and substitute currency media having at least one indicia. The evaluation region includes at lea... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198157 | Method and apparatus for classifying currency articles Articles of currency, for example coins, are validated by progressively eliminating candidate target classes in successive classification stages. A Mahalanobis distance associated with a plurality of properties is calculated over successive stages, the results at ea... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200255 | Document processing system using full image scanning A system for tracking currency bills comprises a currency scanning device. The scanning device includes a sensor that retrieves currency identification characteristic information of each bill processed. The currency identification characteristic information permits ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197173 | Automated check processing system with check imaging and accounting A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195237 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method An automated banking machine (10) includes at least one of sheet dispensing mechanisms (34, 36, 38, 40, 210). Each sheet dispensing mechanism includes a picking member (72, 212). The picking member rotates, and with each rotation generally cause... | 03/27/2007 |
