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7600626 Currency processing and strapping systems and methods  
A method and device for evaluating currency bills using a strapping unit that allows a currency evaluating device to automatically strap stacks of currency bills. Currency bills are placed in an...
7584890 Validator linear array  
An embodiment of the invention may include an apparatus. The apparatus may include a channel configured to accommodate a note, a photodetector array preferably arranged substantially perpendicular...
7501646 Security markers for reducing receipt fraud  
A method of reducing receipt fraud comprises attempting to detect emission from a receipt associated with one or more luminescent markers that are incorporated in a valid receipt. The receipt is...
7500568 Standalone device and method for managing, depositing and dispensing cash  
An automatic machine manages the development of the amount of stored cash and allows a user to deposit, sort or count coins or banknotes. The machine has a storer and dispenser for coins and notes....
7481428 Paper leaf detecting device  
A paper leaf detecting device includes a plurality of sensors positioned at an oblique angle relative to a transporting direction of leaves of paper, the plurality of sensors being arranged in a...
7461747 Machine for the orderly storage and delivery of banknotes  
A machine for the orderly storage and delivery of banknotes comprises an input of banknotes ( 11 ), an output of banknotes ( 19 ), a path ( 12, 14, 15, 18 ) of sequential flow of banknotes between...
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...
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 ( 31 X) which is arranged facing an image detection...
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...
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...
7182198 Power control circuit for use in a vending machine  
A power control circuit used in a vending machine having a bill accepter and vending main units controlled by the bill accepter is disclosed to include a pulse signal generator installed in the...
7182197 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...
7152744 Device for working sheet-like material  
The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing sheet material, in particular bank notes, papers of value and the like. In the inventive apparatus, an automatic return of sheet...
7131539 Paper sheets corner fold detection method and paper sheets corner fold detection program  
When a thickness sensor detects a corner fold in a front end part of the paper sheet being carried, a light sensor checks whether a break exists or not in the front end part. When there is no...
7129506 Optically detectable security feature  
An optically detectable security marker for emitting light at a pre-selected wavelength. The marker comprises a rare earth dopant and a carrier incorporating the rare earth dopant. The interaction...
7104383 Validator with removable flash memory  
A banknote validator includes a banknote processing channel, a series of sensors located along the channel for scanning a banknote as it moves past the sensors, a central processing unit for...
7103206 Method and apparatus for detecting doubled bills in a currency handling device  
A doubles detection system for detecting doubled documents. The system comprises one or more light sources disposed on a first side of a test document and one or more reflected light sensors...
7097022 Device, method and program for paper discrimination  
The image manipulation unit ( 17 ) corrects the tilt and color shade of the paper-piece image data obtained by the optical sensor unit ( 13 ). The template comparison unit ( 18 ) makes the...
7084416 Banknote validating apparatus and method  
A banknote validator includes a first sensor unit, a second sensor unit, a correction parameter operating unit, and a distinguishing unit. The first sensor unit includes a first projecting section...
7066335 Apparatus for receiving and distributing cash  
The present invention relates to methods and systems for receiving and distributing currency. In particular, the present invention provides a novel apparatus for the inflow and outflow of a variety...
7036649 Auto-bill-dispensing machine  
An auto-bill-dispensing machine is provided. The auto-bill-dispensing machine comprises bill receiver having a plurality of security hooks positioned axially between two positioning plates formed...
7007788 Banknote validator  
A banknote validator for determining the value and authenticity of a banknote is provided. The banknote validator includes a magnetic sensor, an optical sensor, and a non-return gate. The magnetic...
7000754 Currency validator  
A method of classifying an item of currency using a currency tester comprises sensing variable characteristics of a currency item and deriving a data vector (X) using values of the sensed...
6994201 Bill acceptor  
A bill acceptor is constructed to include a housing, the housing having a base for holding a banknote for examination, a first light emitter adapted to emit infrared light onto the banknote carried...
6994200 Currency handling system having multiple output receptacles  
A method and apparatus for handling bill jams within a currency processing device is provided. The device includes a transport mechanism adapted to transport bills along a transport path, one at a...
6959800 Method for document processing  
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...
6957732 Vending machine having direct data link to cash dispenser  
A system which will allow a bill acceptor and dispenser to be incorporated into a vending machine operating on a standardized vending machine protocol to allow the vending machine to dispense...
6955253 Apparatus with two or more pockets for document processing  
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...
6948607 Sheet handling apparatus and method for opening/closing sheet transport path in the handling apparatus  
In a paper-like piece handling apparatus, a same drive (M 2 ) is shared between a stacker mechanism ( 11 ) for storing an inserted paper-like piece (P) into a cumulative paper-like piece storage...
6929109 Method and apparatus for document processing  
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...
6918482 Device and method for verifying the authenticity of banknotes  
An apparatus and method for testing the authenticity of bank notes are proposed. The apparatus includes a light source for emitting light suitable for exciting fluorescent light in a bank note to...
6915893 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents  
A currency evaluation device for receiving a stack of currency bills and rapidly evaluating all the bills in the stack. The device includes an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be...
6897461 Bill slot panel for a vending machine  
An improved bill slot panel for a vending machine is disclosed. The bill slot panel of the present invention comprises a light-transmitting element, which is installed at a bill slot entrance of a...
6880692 Method and apparatus for document processing  
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...
6868954 Method and apparatus for document processing  
A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device. The bills are transported,...
6851540 Paper currency collection detection arrangement for an automatic vending machine  
A paper currency collection detection arrangement used in an automatic vending machine formed of a paper currency receiving unit, a paper currency collection cabinet, and a detection unit. The...
6848561 Integrated currency validator  
A currency validator includes a currency counter, a plurality of cameras, an image processor, a comparing processor, and a threshold processor. The currency counter counts multiple currencies...
6840365 Apparatus and method for examining objects  
The invention relates to an apparatus and corresponding method for examining objects, in particular documents of value, identification or security documents, having at least one detector device (...
6823995 Paper processing device  
A paper processing device that discriminates papers such as bills and the like while transferring, and changes the transfer routes of the papers according to the discriminating result. More...
6798900 Paper sheet identification method and apparatus  
An identification method and apparatus for paper sheet statistically process information representing characteristics of a bank note, condense these to a smaller number of characteristics, and...
6789795 Variable pressure document infeed transport apparatus for use in a self-service terminal  
A variable pressure document infeed transport provides a first driving pressure on a document being transported in a first direction along a document transport path of a self-service terminal, and...
6742644 Note acceptor-dispenser validator  
An acceptor-dispenser validator system for accepting bills, vouchers, scrip and/or currency into, and for distributing currency or a currency equivalent from, an electronic gaming machine or...
6695119 Bill counting machine  
A bill counting machine includes a bill setting section, a bill take-out means for taking out bills from the bill setting section one by one into a main body of the bill counting machine, a bill...
6636624 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination and counting  
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...
6604636 Document counter  
A method of processing documents of value. The method including detecting a visible pattern on at least one side of a document; detecting the response of at least one side of the document to...
6588570 Bill validator  
In a bill validator ( 1 ) which includes a bill inlet ( 3 ) through which a bill ( 2 ) is inserted, a transfer path ( 4 ) arranged behind the inlet and connected to the inlet, a transferring...
6547055 Reverse vending machine  
A reverse vending machine is configured to selectively accept bulk fed containers, the machine including an in-feed station with an in-feed door and a hopper accessible via the in-feed door, the...
6437356 Method and apparatus for processing paper money  
A criterion for recognizing the presence of paper money is determined from the output of the photosensor ( 12 ) in its standby state when paper money is inserted. The criterion is stored in memory...
6394256 Paper discriminating apparatus  
A paper discriminating apparatus is capable of discriminating different number bills. A paper, in which character strings inherent for each sheet are recorded on a plurality of character areas, is...
6364087 Adaptive string detector for currency validators  
An adaptable string detector for currency validators has an infrared emitting diode on one side of the note path and an infrared phototransistor on the other. The phototransistor is connected to a...
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