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20080219543 | DOCUMENT IMAGING AND PROCESSING SYSTEM - A document processing system comprising one or more document scanning devices that extract information from document images that uniquely identify a document. The system further comprises a central processor remotely connected to the document scanning devices. The central processor is configured to receive the document images and the extracted information from the document scanning devices and is further configured to execute a correction routine configured to adjust errors in the extracted information from the document image. | 09-11-2008 |
20080285838 | Document Processing System - 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 documents from the transport mechanism after being transported past the image scanner and the discrimination unit. The image scanner obtains an image of the documents, obtains an image of a selected area of the documents, and obtains information contained in the selected area of the document. The discrimination unit determines the authenticity of the document. A system controller directs the flows of documents over the transport mechanism. | 11-20-2008 |
20090022389 | Method of sorting documents of value - A method of sorting documents of value comprises:
| 01-22-2009 |
20090022390 | CURRENCY BILL SENSOR ARRANGEMENT - A currency processing device for receiving a stack of U.S. currency bills and rapidly processing all the bills in the stack, the device comprising: an input receptacle adapted to receive a stack of U.S. currency bills of a plurality of denominations, the currency bills having a wide dimension and a narrow dimension; a transport mechanism positioned to transport the bills, one at a time, in a transport direction from the input receptacle along a transport path at a rate of at least about 1000 bills per minute with the narrow dimension of the bills parallel to the transport direction; a currency bill sensor arrangement positioned along the transport path, the currency bill sensor comprising: i) a multi-wavelength light source configured to emit a first wavelength of light and a second wavelength of light; ii) a cylindrical lens positioned to receive the first and second wavelengths of light from the multi-wavelength light source, the cylindrical lens illuminating an elongated strip of light on a surface of one of the plurality of currency bills, the cylindrical lens being configured to receive light reflected from the surface of the one of the plurality of currency bills; iii) a photodetector positioned to receive the reflected light, the photodetector generating an electrical signal in response to the received reflected light; iv) a processor configured to receive the electrical signal generated by the photodetector; wherein, the processor is configured to determine whether the surface of the one of the plurality of currency bills is a primary surface or a secondary surface based on the electrical signal. | 01-22-2009 |
20090034825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING INFORMATION-EMBEDDED REGION PRINTING - A method for testing a printing system for printing information-embedded regions includes transmitting a test sheet data file to a print service provider. The test sheet data file includes a plurality of complete or incomplete information-embedded regions. A sample printed using the test sheet data file is received from the print service provider. The printed sample is evaluated, and a record of the evaluation is created. The evaluation record is stored. | 02-05-2009 |
20090046918 | Systems and methods for notes detection - To perform notes detection, candidate reference marks are identified in a document. A starting note zone is identified in the document. A pair of similar reference marks is identified from the candidate reference marks including a first reference mark in the note zone and a second reference mark outside the note zone. The document is marked up to indicate a note associated with the first and second reference marks. | 02-19-2009 |
20090080758 | Processes for Encoding Substrates with Information and Related Substrates - The present invention provides processes to encode substrates (e.g., paper, synthetics, etc.) with information, and substrates including signals encoded therein. One claim recites a substrate-making process including: obtaining an element to be utilized in a substrate-making process, the element including a property to introduce a texture pattern including an encoded signal into a substrate, the encoded signal being machine-detectable from image data corresponding to at least a portion of the texture pattern, the encoded signal including a variable component; and utilizing the element to impart the texture pattern into a substrate during the substrate-making process. Another claim recites a physical substrate including: a surface having a texture pattern provided in the surface during a substrate-making process. The texture pattern includes a machine-readable signal that is detectable from image data corresponding to at least a portion of the texture pattern. The signal includes a variable component that has discernable properties in a frequency domain. The texture pattern is provided in the surface during the substrate-marking process by a non-printing element. Of course, other claims and combinations are also provided. | 03-26-2009 |
20090087076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CURRENCY BILLS AND TICKETS - A method of processing documents includes receiving a stack of documents including currency bills and substitute currency media. Each substitute currency medium has at least one barcode. The method further includes transporting the stack of documents via a transport mechanism, one document at a time, along a transport path and denominating with a currency detector each of the currency bills in the stack of documents. The currency detector is positioned adjacent to the transport path. The method further includes scanning with a barcode scanner a barcode on each substitute currency medium in the stack of documents. The barcode scanner is positioned adjacent to the transport path. The method further includes imaging with an image scanner each substitute currency medium in the stack of documents to generate a raw image file of the substitute currency medium. The image scanner is positioned adjacent to the transport path. | 04-02-2009 |
20090087077 | BANK NOTE AUTHENTICATING METHOD AND BANK NOTE AUTHENTICATING DEVICE - A method and apparatus authenticating a bill. The method irradiates infrared light having a predetermined wavelength onto a print area of a genuine bill from a light emitting unit, stores transmitted light data of light transmitted through the genuine bill as reference data, irradiates infrared light having the predetermined wavelength onto a print area of the bill to be authenticated from the light emitting unit, and compares transmitted light data of infrared light transmitted through the bill with the reference data. The method further determines in advance a region different in visibility under visible light and under infrared light as a specific region in a print area of the bill, applies a predetermined weighting to the transmitted light data of light in the specific regions of the bill to be authenticated and the genuine bill, and compares the weighted data with each other. Based on comparison results the bill is authenticated. | 04-02-2009 |
20090141961 | AUTHENTICATABLE MARK, SYSTEMS FOR PREPARING AND AUTHENTICATING THE MARK - Systems for preparation of a mark and authentication of a mark vis-a-vis a counterfeit mark. Emission spectra comprising intensity versus wavelength distributions are collected from a series of taggants. One or more taggants is selected from the collected emission data such that the spectra of the selected taggants are distinguishable. The selection is also based on a consideration of the emitted radiation of a substrate and a dispersive medium. The authentication system uses multivariate statistical analysis to calculate at least one measurement statistic of a mark to be authenticated and at least one statistical limit based on a series of training marks prepared by the preparation system. Authenticity of the mark is determined based on a comparison of the measurement statistic and the statistical limit. | 06-04-2009 |
20090148025 | Enhanced Note Processing - Techniques and systems are disclosed to perform, in some examples, the steps of receiving a note or an image of a note, imaging at least a portion of the note, determining a value of at least one field indicated by a predetermined identifier of the note through character and mark recognition, and storing information regarding the note in a memory. The information regarding the note that may be stored in a memory may be forwarded to a regulatory agency or an external entity for reporting or record-keeping. | 06-11-2009 |
20090148026 | Currency recognition apparatus and information updating method thereof - The invention discloses a currency recognition apparatus and an information updating method thereof. The currency recognition apparatus according to the invention includes a transmitting module and an updatable memory. The transmitting module receives or transmits the updated information related to the currency recognition apparatus through a network. The updatable memory is electrically connected to the transmitting module and stores the updated information. | 06-11-2009 |
20090148027 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT CURRENCY VALIDATION - Currency is validated by comparing identifying information extracted from the currency, such as a serial number associated with the currency, to identifying information in a list corresponding to invalid currency, such as counterfeit currency. If the extracted identifying information matches identifying information on the list, the currency is deemed invalid. A photograph or thumbprint image can be obtained by a person using the invalid currency to help in later identification of that individual. Optical character recognition techniques can be used to extract the identifying information. | 06-11-2009 |
20090185735 | DISCRIMINATION SENSOR AND DISCRIMINATION MACHINE - A discrimination machine optically senses an object having a surface with a planar structure while scanning the planar structure along the surface. The machine includes a discrimination sensor including optical devices detecting light generated from the planar structure. The optical devices are disposed at an interval in a transverse direction, perpendicular to a scanning direction, to ensure a sufficiently wide sensing area for the object. A deviation detector detects deviation of the planar structure from a plane based on electrical signals output from the respective optical devices detecting the light generated by the object while the discrimination sensor is scanning the object. An optical device selector selects an optical device, from among the optical devices, based on the deviation detected. A determination is made as to whether the electrical signal output from the optical device selected is within an allowable margin. | 07-23-2009 |
20090208088 | Photo sensor array for banknote evaluation - A banknote acceptor illuminates a banknote as it passes through an evaluation channel in a manner to locate the banknote in the width of the channel. A photo sensor array receives reflected light from the surface of the banknote and has a series of responsive divisions across an illuminated banknote. These divisions are sampled and analysed according to the banknote position to determine the authenticity of the banknote. Both apparatus and method steps are disclosed. | 08-20-2009 |
20090257641 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MONETARY BANKNOTE AND PERFORMING CURRENCY TYPE ANALYSIS OPERATION - A method for detecting an image corresponding to at least a monetary banknote is provided. The method includes selecting a detection procedure from a plurality of different detection procedures, and verifying the image according to the selected detection procedure. A method for performing a currency type analysis operation on an image corresponding to at least a monetary banknote is provided. The method includes respectively assigning a plurality of bit values to a plurality of currency types to create a currency type definition table, performing a color analysis operation on the image to generate a color analysis operation result, and determining a currency type of the monetary banknote according to the color analysis operation result and the currency type definition table. | 10-15-2009 |
20090285470 | Paper handling apparatus and method therefor - A bill handling apparatus having a thickness detection sensor | 11-19-2009 |
20100067776 | COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR PEN - A counterfeit currency detector including a tubular body having a forward end and a rearward end, a contact assembly mounted at the forward end of the tubular body, and a counterfeit solution applicator mounted at the rearward end of the tubular body. The contact assembly includes an ultraviolet light source. | 03-18-2010 |
20100092065 | AUTOMATED DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A document processing system includes 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 documents from the transport mechanism after being transported past the full image scanner and the discrimination unit. The image scanner operates to obtain images of the documents and further operates to obtain images of selected portions of the documents, and further can obtain information contained in the selected portions. The discrimination unit operates to determine document authenticity. A system controller directs the flow of documents over the transport mechanism. | 04-15-2010 |
20100104170 | FAKE DOCUMENT INCLUDING FAKE CURRENCY DETECTOR USING INTEGRATED TRANSMISSION AND REFLECTIVE SPECTRAL RESPONSE - A currency genuineness detection system using plurality of opto-electronic sensors with both transmission and reflective (including fluorescence) properties of security documents is developed. Both detection sensing strategies utilize integrated response of the wide optical band sensed under UV visible along with optional near infra red light illumination. A security document is examined under static condition. A window signal signature is thus possible from photodetectors responses for various kinds of documents of different denominations, kinds and country of origin. A programmable technique for checking the genuineness of a security document is possible by feeding a unique code of the currency under examination. | 04-29-2010 |
20100128964 | Sequenced Illumination - The present invention provides a method and system for imaging documents such as bank notes. The method comprises passing a document past an image sensor such as a line scan camera while sequentially illuminating the document using multi-mode illumination. Two or more light sources are used, each one producing a different mode of illumination. A lookup table divides documents into discrete successive sections (i.e. scan lines) and specifies a mode of illumination (e.g., color, azimuth, reflective, transmissive) for each section of a document during imaging. As the document passes the image sensor, the light sources are activated according to the sequence specified in the lookup table, producing an interleaved, multi-mode image of the document. | 05-27-2010 |
20100128965 | Determining Document Fitness Using Sequenced Illumination - The present invention provides a method for determining the physical fitness of documents such as bank notes. The method comprises passing a document past an image sensor while sequentially illuminating the document using multi-mode illumination, wherein a predetermined mode of illumination is used for each line scanned by the image sensor, producing an interleaved image of the document. A multi-dimensional transformation function is applied to this interleaved image to produce a composite measurement, which is then projected onto an empirically determined fitness vector to yield a scalar fitness value for the document. This value is compared against empirically prescribed fitness values to determine if the document is fit enough to remain in circulation or should be taken out of circulation and retired (destroyed). | 05-27-2010 |
20100135567 | APPARATUS FOR MEDIA RECOGNITION AND METHOD FOR MEDIA KIND DISTINCTION WITH THE SAME - Disclosed is a medium recognition apparatus for determining the type of a medium by using color information obtained by scanning the inserted medium, as well as a method for determining the type of a medium by using the apparatus. Color information and size information obtained by scanning only a partial region of a medium image, the hue of the medium image scanned by the image sensor, or RGB channel color information scanned by the color sensor is compared with pre-stored reference information to determine the type of the medium. This guarantees that the type of the medium is determined quickly and accurately based on simple comparing results. | 06-03-2010 |
20100195894 | Authentication of Security Documents, in Particular of Banknotes - There is described a method for checking the authenticity of security documents, in particular banknotes, wherein authentic security documents comprise security features printed, applied or otherwise provided on the security documents, which security features comprise characteristic visual features intrinsic to the processes used for producing the security documents. The method comprises the steps of (i) acquiring a sample image of at least one region of interest of the surface of a candidate document to be authenticated, which region of interest encompasses at least part of the security features, (ii) digitally processing the sample image by performing a decomposition of the sample image into at least one scale sub-space containing high resolution details of the sample image and extracting classifying features from the scale sub-space, and (iii) deriving an authenticity rating of the candidate document based on the extracted classifying features. | 08-05-2010 |
20100232676 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING COUNTERFEIT BILL - An image sensor for detecting a counterfeit bill includes an ultraviolet ray emitting section for emitting ultraviolet rays to a bill to be checked; an image sensor section for acquiring a first image as an image obtained by photographing the bill to be checked in a state in which ultraviolet rays are not emitted by turning off the ultraviolet ray emitting section, and a second image as an image obtained by photographing the bill to be checked in a state in which ultraviolet rays are emitted by turning on the ultraviolet ray emitting section; a storing section for storing the first image and the second image; and a counterfeit bill detecting section for extracting a fluorescent image by removing the first image from the second image stored in the storing section and determining whether the bill to be checked is a counterfeit bill or an original bill. | 09-16-2010 |
20100303332 | BANKNOTE HANDLING MACHINE AND BANKNOTE HANDLING METHOD | 12-02-2010 |
20100303333 | BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND AUTHENTICATION DETERMINING AND PROCESSING METHOD - A bill processing apparatus capable of inexpensively performing an authenticity judgment of a bill and a paper sheet on which a bar code is printed is provided. The bill processing apparatus has light emitting parts ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100322503 | PAPER SHEET IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND PAPER SHEET IDENTIFYING METHOD - A bill identification apparatus accurately identifying an authenticity with a folding line formed in a watermark. The bill identification apparatus includes: bill reading means | 12-23-2010 |
20110007960 | BANK NOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND AUTHENTICATING METHOD - A bill processing apparatus capable of conducting accurately an authenticity judgment of a bill, which is caused to expand or contract, and an authenticity judgment process method employed therein. The bill processing apparatus includes a bill reader reading a bill, a reference data storage part storing an allowable range acceptable from a reference value as a standard length of a printed area on each surface thereof; and a comparison judgment part executing an authenticity judgment process by comparing the corrected data with an allowable ranged for the other surface stored in the storage part, the actual measurement data on the other surface being corrected based on a correction value calculated with respect to the actual measurement data for the one surface, when the actual measurement data of the length of the printed area of the one surface is out of the allowable range. | 01-13-2011 |
20110019899 | Money Handling System - In a money handling system in which the number of stacking units is smaller than the number of denomination, banknotes are efficiently sorted by denomination while a deposit process is performed. A money handling system comprises: an operation unit | 01-27-2011 |
20110019900 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PAPER SHEETS OR THE LIKE - A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing conveyance failure of a paper sheet. The apparatus includes a bill insertion slot, a bill conveyance mechanism capable of conveying a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot, a bill reader reading the bill conveyed by the bill conveyance mechanism, an authenticity determination mechanism determining the authentication of the bill read by the bill reader, a bill determination processing part for determining, before the reading of the banknote by the banknote reader is completed, damage to the bill based on a shape of a portion of the bill which is read and on a shape of a reference bill, and a controller controlling conveyance of the bill by the bill conveyance mechanism based on a result of the determination by the bill determination processing part. | 01-27-2011 |
20110069877 | Cradle for Coded Information Reader and Reading System Comprising It - In a reading system, a cradle for a coded information reader includes at least one security information interaction device. | 03-24-2011 |
20110103677 | PAPER-SHEET RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A paper-sheet recognition apparatus recognizes a paper sheet, which is being transported, by using an optical line sensor and a magnetic line sensor. The paper-sheet recognition apparatus includes a memory unit that stores therein magnetic templates defined in advance for respective types and respective transport directions of paper sheets, wherein the magnetic templates are defined at optical resolution representing resolution of the optical line sensor; a selecting unit that selects a magnetic template based on a type and a transport direction of the paper sheet, the type and the transport direction being obtained by analyzing optical data acquired by the optical line sensor; and a comparing unit that divides magnetic data acquired by the magnetic line sensor into pieces of data each corresponding to the optical resolution, and compares the magnetic template selected by the selecting unit with the divided magnetic data. | 05-05-2011 |
20110164804 | Detection of Color Shifting Elements Using Sequenced Illumination - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining the presence of Color Shifting Elements (CSE) such as optically variable inks and foils on documents such as bank notes. The invention comprises passing a document past an image sensor such as a line scan camera while sequentially illuminating the document from at least two alternating azimuths. The light source at each azimuth alternates between different colors, producing an image that is interleaved according to color and azimuth of illumination. The invention calculates a reflected color value for each azimuth and compares the color values of the different azimuths to each other. A difference in color between azimuths of illumination indicates the presence of a CSE on the document. | 07-07-2011 |
20110170761 | PAPER SHEET MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, PAPER SHEET MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PAPER SHEET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A paper sheet management apparatus includes: a serial number recognizing unit | 07-14-2011 |
20110206265 | PAPER SHEET MANAGEMENT DEVICE, PAPER SHEET MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PAPER SHEET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A paper sheet management apparatus includes a serial number recognition unit ( | 08-25-2011 |
20110235893 | BANK NOTE PROCESSING DEVICE - There is provided a banknote handling system including: a reception unit configured to receive a banknote that has been put therein; a recognition unit configured to recognize the banknote that has been received by the reception unit; a storing unit having at least one first cassette configured to store or escrow the banknote that has been recognized by the recognition unit, and at least one second cassette configured to store the banknote that has been recognized by the recognition unit; an operation unit configured to receive a deposit-confirmation instruction for the banknote that has been escrowed in the first cassette; and a control unit configured to cause the banknote that has been recognized by the recognition unit to be escrowed in the first cassette and to cause, when the deposit-confirmation instruction is received by the operation unit, the banknote that has been escrowed in the first cassette to be stored in the second cassette. | 09-29-2011 |
20110255767 | CURRENCY PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH FITNESS DETECTION - In one aspect, a method of processing currency in a currency processing machine includes the act of retrieving, from a plurality of input currency bills, characteristic information from each of the bills, the characteristic information itself including at least a first characteristic information relating to fitness. The method also includes the act of assigning to each currency bill one of a plurality of fitness types and fitness levels relating to the first characteristic information of the bill, at least one of the fitness types and the fitness levels being defined by a user. The method also includes the act of outputting each currency bill along one of a plurality of output paths designated by the user to receive currency bills, the output path having a fitness type and/or fitness level assigned to the currency bill. | 10-20-2011 |
20110286655 | METHOD FOR DETECTING MONETARY BANKNOTE - A method for detecting an image corresponding to at least a monetary banknote is provided. The method includes selecting a detection procedure from a plurality of different detection procedures, and verifying the image according to the selected detection procedure. | 11-24-2011 |
20110317905 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING / AUTHENTICATION - A system includes an imager that images an object, which includes a marker that is visually obscured, a marker identifier that identifies markers in the image of the object, and an image processor that combines the image of the object and a visual representation for the identified marker into a combined image, wherein a presence of a visual representation for the marker included with the object in the combined image indicates the object is authentic. A method includes imaging an object that includes a visually obscured marker and generating an image of the object, identifying the marker in the image of the object, generating a combined image that includes the image of the object and a visual representation of the identified marker, presenting the combined image, wherein the object is authenticated as not counterfeit in response to the visual representation of the marker corresponding to a reference authentication marker for the object. | 12-29-2011 |
20120008850 | CHECK AND U.S. BANK NOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - 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 the documents from the transport mechanism after being transported past the full image scanner and the discrimination unit. The full image scanner includes means for obtaining a full video image of said documents, means for obtaining a image of a selected area of said documents, and means for obtaining information contained in said selected area of said document. The discrimination unit includes means for determining the authenticity of said document. A system controller directs the flows of documents over the transport mechanism. | 01-12-2012 |
20120020543 | SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR STORING CURRENCY IN SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL - A self-service terminal for storing currency, includes a detection unit, an image capturing unit, a database, and a serial number reading unit. The detection unit detects the currency. The image capturing unit is connected to the detection unit, and captures an image of a side of the currency on which a string of serial numbers are printed. The database is connected to the image capturing unit. The database includes depositor's information stored therein. The database saves the image therein. The serial number reading unit is connected to the database. The serial number reading unit captures the string of serial numbers from image. The database saves the string of serial numbers therein, and associates the string of serial numbers with the information of the depositor. | 01-26-2012 |
20120020544 | CARD IDENTIFYING APPARATUS - A card identifying apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a light-receiving portion that reads a card on a pixel basis of a predetermined area as a unit including color information having brightness, RAM that stores image data comprised of a plurality of pixels read by the light-receiving portion, an image data thinning processing section that makes the number of read pixels lower in another direction than in one direction to vary the number of pixels of the image data when the reading means reads the card, and an judgment processing section that identifies authentication of the card based on the image data varied by the image data thinning processing section. | 01-26-2012 |
20120039521 | CARD IDENTIFYING APPARATUS - A card identifying apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a light-receiving portion that reads a card on a pixel basis of a predetermined area as a unit including color information having brightness, RAM that stores image data comprised of a plurality of pixels read by the light-receiving portion, a pixel data increasing/decreasing processing section that increases/decreases the number of pixels of the image data, and card identifying means for identifying authentication of the card based on the image data increased/decreased by the pixel data increasing/decreasing processing section. | 02-16-2012 |
20120045112 | METHOD FOR A BANKNOTE DETECTOR DEVICE, AND A BANKNOTE DETECTOR DEVICE - A banknote detector device for an automatic teller machine, for differentiating between non-accepted and accepted banknotes, includes a banknote image sensor to receive and scan at least one face of an input banknote and to store a banknote image (BI) of each scanned. The image includes image data in the form of a number of pixels; and a reference banknote image (RBI) storage where one reference banknote image, being processed from a predetermined number of banknote images from accepted banknotes, is stored for each face of each banknote. The device includes an alignment, a banknote face classification unit, a printed pattern positioning unit and a comparison unit where, for at least one face of the banknote, the BI and RBI, being in exact pattern position in relation to each other, are compared pixel per pixel according to a predefined comparison procedure to classify the banknote as accepted or non-accepted. | 02-23-2012 |
20120070061 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING WORN BANK NOTES FROM A QUANTITY OF BANK NOTES IN BANK NOTE PROCESSING MACHINES - A method is proposed for separating worn bank notes from a quantity of bank notes in bank note processing machines. A target rate c | 03-22-2012 |
20120134572 | BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING SLEEVE REMOVAL STATION AND METHOD THEREFOR - A bank-note processing apparatus includes a debanding station and an image capturing device by which first and second information items applied to the band can be optically captured and digitally stored. The image capturing device includes at least one mirror, preferably two symmetrically arranged mirrors, in order for information items on the band that lie on different sides of the bank-note stack on the banded bank-note stack to be able to be optically captured simultaneously. The image capture can be effected before or after the removal of the band from the bank-note stack. | 05-31-2012 |
20120163696 | MAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnetic sensor for discriminating between high and low coercivity magnets is disclosed. The sensor comprises a first magnetic field operable to orient high and low coercivity magnets in a first magnetic orientation. The sensor also comprises a second magnetic field, lower in strength than the first magnetic field, and operable to orient only the low coercivity magnets in a second magnetic orientation opposite to the first magnetic orientation. The sensor further comprises a sensor for ascertaining the magnetic orientation of each of the magnets and thereby identifying if a magnet is a high coercivity magnet or a low coercivity magnet. | 06-28-2012 |
20120163697 | Enhanced Note Processing - Techniques and systems are disclosed to perform, in some examples, the steps of receiving a note or an image of a note, imaging at least a portion of the note, determining a value of at least one field indicated by a predetermined identifier of the note through character and mark recognition, and storing information regarding the note in a memory. The information regarding the note that may be stored in a memory may be forwarded to a regulatory agency or an external entity for reporting or record-keeping. | 06-28-2012 |
20120189186 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGING CURRENCY BILLS AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An input receptacle receives currency bills and checks. A transport mechanism transports the bills and checks along a transport path to an output receptacle. An image scanner, adjacent the transport path, is configured to generate one or more electrical signals from which image data can be derived. The image data is reproducible as a visually readable image of at least a portion of each of the plurality of documents. A controller is configured to determine a denomination of each of the currency bills. In response to the controller not determining a denomination of one of the currency bills, the controller flags the currency bill as a no-call document by causing at least a portion of the image data to be displayed as a visually readable image of the flagged currency bill on the display. | 07-26-2012 |
20120263370 | Banknote Acceptor With Visual Checking - A banknote acceptor | 10-18-2012 |
20120275684 | PAPER SHEET IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND PAPER SHEET IDENTIFICATION METHOD - A paper-sheet recognition apparatus includes a paper-sheet information acquisition unit that acquires paper-sheet information including an image data of the paper sheet; a candidate narrowing-down unit that narrows down a number of type candidates of the paper sheet to a small number of types based on the image data included in the paper-sheet information; a type determining unit that determines one type from the type candidates narrowed down by the candidate narrowing-down unit based on the image data included in the paper-sheet information; authenticity recognition unit that recognizes authenticity of the paper sheet as to each type candidate narrowed down by the candidate narrowing-down unit; an execution instructing unit that issues an instruction such that the type determining unit and the authenticity recognition unit are operated concurrently; and a final judgment unit that performs a final judgment on the paper sheet by combining the type determined by the type determining unit and authenticity recognition result corresponding to the type from among authenticity recognition results of the candidate types recognized by the authenticity recognition unit. | 11-01-2012 |
20120288182 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A COUNTERFEIT BILL - A mobile communication device and method for identifying a counterfeit bill are provided. In the method, an InfraRed (IR) image of a bill is received, feature values are extracted from the IR image to represent edges, a binary image having displayed pixels and non-displayed pixels is generated based on the feature values, and a corrected image is generated by overlaying the binary image on a pre-stored real bill database and adjusting the binary image to match a predetermined area of the binary image matches to the predetermined area of the real bill database. A number of displayed pixels in the corrected image is counted, and whether the bill is counterfeit is based on the number of displayed pixels in the corrected image. | 11-15-2012 |
20120328179 | Authentication of Security Documents, In Particular Banknotes - There is described a method for checking the authenticity of security documents, in particular banknotes, wherein authentic security documents comprise security features ( | 12-27-2012 |
20130004054 | BANK NOTE AUTHENTICATING METHOD AND BANK NOTE AUTHENTICATING DEVICE - A method and apparatus authenticating a bill. The method irradiates infrared light having a predetermined wavelength onto a print area of a genuine bill, stores transmitted light data of light transmitted through the genuine bill as reference data, irradiates infrared light having the predetermined wavelength onto a print area of the bill to be authenticated, and compares transmitted light data of infrared light transmitted through the bill with the reference data. The method further determines in advance at least two specific regions having different invisibility under different lights of different wavelengths in a print area of the bill, applies a predetermined weighting to the transmitted light data of light in the specific regions of the bill to be authenticated and the genuine bill, and compares the weighted data with each other. Based on comparison results the bill is authenticated. | 01-03-2013 |
20130034290 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A COUNTERFEIT BILL USING A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and a portable terminal for identifying a counterfeit bill. The method includes receiving, by the portable terminal, an image of a bill photographed using visible rays and an image of the bill photographed using infrared rays; determining a denomination of the bill by comparing the image photographed using the visible rays with a denomination database; obtaining correction information for making the image photographed using the visible rays correspond to a corresponding bill image in the denomination database; forming a corrected image by correcting the image photographed using the infrared rays using the correction information; binary-coding the corrected image; and determining whether the bill is counterfeit by comparing the binary-coded corrected image with an image of the corresponding bill pre-stored in a genuine bill database. | 02-07-2013 |
20130044934 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY - An apparatus comprising a detection device for detecting a detectable property of currency, wherein the detection device has a detection surface at least one of embedded into the detection device and within a handheld portion is provided. Furthermore, a method of detecting counterfeit currency is also provided. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044935 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING BANKNOTES - The method may be used in the devices for banknote detecting, counting or sorting; it may be used to determine the banknote main characteristics: its currency type and denomination. The method is based on a computational processing of the banknote digital image formed in the device during scanning. Increase in the banknote processing speed is the technical result. The first variant of the method envisages a preliminary classification and further checking of correspondence to selected possible classes according to several criteria typical for each particular class. For checking of correspondence, an admissibility of the value of interrelation characteristic for two areas is validated. According to the second variant, there is made classification on the base of a banknote digital image and for each possible class the measure of the banknote correspondence to the image is calculated and used for ranking, the banknote is referred to the class closest to it by the measure of correspondence. | 02-21-2013 |
20130108142 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRACING BANK NOTES | 05-02-2013 |
20130114876 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A SECURITY BI-LEVEL IMAGE FOR A BANKNOTE - The present invention proposes a method for generating a security bi-level image used to form one of the inks of a banknote, said image comprising an original bi-level image and a security pattern, said security pattern being obtained in the spatial domain by the inverse Fourier transform of the combination in the frequency domain between the Fourier transform of an auxiliary image and a two-dimensional sweep, said two-dimensional sweep being a circularly symmetric, two-dimensional pattern created by sweeping a self-similar, one-dimensional function along a 360-degree arc, such as said security pattern being detectable from the maximum value of the cross-correlation of said one-dimensional function with the Fourier transform of one line of said banknote, said method comprising the step of:—determining a distance map of the original bi-level image,—generating a merged image by linearly interpolating at least a part of said distance map with said security pattern,—thresholding the merged image to obtain the security bi-level image,—applying the security bi-level image on a support. | 05-09-2013 |
20130142414 | LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a light detection device including a first detecting portion to detect fluorescence from a first detection position on a conveyor path along which a sheet is conveyed, a second detecting portion to detect afterglow from a second detection position on the conveyor path along which the sheet is conveyed, a lighting portion to apply excitation light over a range including the first detection position and not including the second detection position, a first reference member which includes fluorescent material that emits fluorescence by being excited by the lighting portion and which emits reference light toward the first detecting portion, a second reference member to emit reference light toward the second detecting portion when the sheet is present at the second detection position, the reference light not influencing a result of detection by the second detecting portion, and a correction controller to correct a result of detection by the first detecting portion based on the reference light detected by the first detecting portion and to correct a result of detection by the second detecting portion based on the reference light detected by the second detecting portion. | 06-06-2013 |
20130148874 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A DEPOSIT TRANSACTION - 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 the unique identification of each bill processed. The system further comprises a customer identification means and means for associating each processed bill with the customer depositing the bill. Means for identifying the customer (or customer account) associated with a particular processed bill after the deposit transaction has been completed is also included in the system. | 06-13-2013 |
20130156288 | Systems And Methods For Locating Characters On A Document - Systems and methods for locating characters on a document are provided. In one embodiment, a method for locating characters on a document includes receiving an image of a document, identifying a set of character candidate forms in the image based on image intensity data, identifying a set of characters from the set of character candidate forms based on spatial characteristics of the set of character candidate forms, and outputting a location of the set of characters. | 06-20-2013 |
20130272598 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING THE OPTICAL STATE OF VALUE DOCUMENTS - A method for examining the optical condition of a value document on the basis of a digital image of at least a specified region of the value document, the image comprising pixels, comprises searching the pixels of the digital image are searched for sets of error pixels which are respectively given in that the error pixels fulfill a specified deviation criterion for an impermissible deviation of at least one specified pixel property, and the distance of each error pixel of the respective set from at least one other error pixel of the same set does not exceed a specified distance that is greater than the distance of directly neighboring pixels of the digital image, and a number of sets found during the search and/or a value for at least one property of at least one of the sets found during the search is ascertained. | 10-17-2013 |
20140037181 | CHARACTER RECOGNITION METHOD, CHARACTER RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND FINANCIAL APPARATUS - A character recognition method for recognizing a character of a medium is provided. A character image of an individual character from a medium is acquired and the character image is read out step by step to determine the character according to a hierarchical structure in which a set of predetermined characters are hierarchically classified into a plurality of groups configured of main groups and sub groups. | 02-06-2014 |
20140126803 | PAPER MEDIUM IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND IDENTIFYING METHOD - A paper medium identifying device and an identifying method. The paper medium identifying device comprises an image data obtaining unit, a faulty wire detecting unit, an image dividing unit, a standard template data storage unit, a comprehensive analyzing unit, a new template generating unit and a judging unit. The paper medium identifying device divides the standard template into new sub-templates by dividing the template from a faulty wire position as margin, and then matches the sub-templates with a papery medium image which being identified so as to avoid the influence of faulty wires on the template match identification and improve the acceptance rate of the papery medium identifying device. | 05-08-2014 |
20140147029 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOUCHLESS COUNTING OF STACKED SUBSTRATES, ESPECIALLY BUNDLED BANKNOTES - There is described a method for touchless counting of substantially planar substrates, especially banknotes, which are stacked in the form of stacks of substrates, said method comprising the following steps: taking at least one sample image of a portion of a side of a stack of substrates, which sample image contains contrast information representing substrate edges that extend along substantially a first direction in the sample image; processing the contrast information representing the substrate edges within the sample image ( | 05-29-2014 |
20140147030 | SENSOR FOR CHECKING VALUE DOCUMENTS - A sensor for checking value documents, an apparatus with the sensor, and a method for operating the sensor. Neither the software that the sensor executes for checking the value documents nor the adaptation data that the sensor employs for checking the value documents are stored permanently in the sensor itself. The sensor is set up for the software as well as the adaptation data to be loaded into the sensor from outside the sensor. The sensor can be employed for checking value documents only when a data carrier is connected to the sensor, and the data carrier has license data stored thereon through which a license for the employment of the software and/or of the adaptation data is supplied to the sensor. | 05-29-2014 |
20140169656 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, IMAGE SENSOR UNIT, AND PAPER SHEET DISTINGUISHING APPARATUS - An illumination apparatus includes: a light source that emits light at a plurality of wavelengths; and a rod-like light guide that shapes light emitted by the light source into a line, wherein the light guide is made of a material including a region in which transmittance of wavelengths is not constant, the light source is arranged at one end of the light guide in a longitudinal direction, the light source includes a wavelength of a region in which transmittance of the light guide is not constant, and a reflection surface including reflection member having reflectance differences for the light at a plurality of wavelengths is formed at the other end of the light guide in the longitudinal direction. | 06-19-2014 |
20140185908 | IDENTIFICATION CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALUABLE DOCUMENT - An identification control method and system for a valuable document. The system comprises a collection part, an identification part, a control part, a transmission part and an upper computer. In the identification part, complete identification information about a valuable document is split into basic identification information and high-grade identification information. Only the basic identification information which is required by the control part is sent to the control part, and the information which is not required by the control part is directly sent to the upper computer by the identification part. The identification part only transmits the basic identification information to the control part, the data transmission amount is one-tenth of the original data transmission amount, and the transmission speed can be increased by 10 times, thereby solving the problem that a valuable document cannot be quickly processed continuously because the serial transmission speed between the control part and the identification part is slow. | 07-03-2014 |
20140198967 | PAPER SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A paper sheet processing apparatus that performs a recognizing process of a paper sheet includes: a paper sheet recognition sensor ( | 07-17-2014 |
20140205177 | VALUABLE DOCUMENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A valuable document identification method and system are provided. The method comprises, detecting features in different space ranges of a valuable document, and obtaining multi-source information Ω={X | 07-24-2014 |
20140233827 | IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR VALUABLE FILE AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICE THEREOF - An identification method for a valuable file and an identification device thereof. The method includes the following steps: (1) acquiring an original infrared image, type, denomination and orientation data of a current valuable file; (2) obtaining size data and infrared characteristic data of a corresponding standard valuable file; (3) applying an image projection conversion technology, and correcting the original infrared image to form a second infrared image matched with the size of the standard valuable file; (4) obtaining the infrared characteristic data of the current valuable file from the second infrared image and comparing same with that of the standard valuable file to identify whether the current valuable file is true or false; and (5) outputting the identification result. This method and device correct the original infrared image, reducing the quality acquisition requirements thereof, and can collect an image directly using a camera on a simply equipped mobile device, improving identification accuracy. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233828 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A COUNTERFEIT BILL - An apparatus for identifying a counterfeit bill is provided. The apparatus includes a camera module configured to receive a captured IR image of a bill; a binary image generator configured to generate a binary image of the bill, based on the IR image; a distance value calculator configured to compare a predetermined area of the binary image with a predetermined area of a pre-stored real bill database corresponding to the predetermined area of the binary image; and a corrected image generator configured to generate a corrected image based on a result of the comparison. | 08-21-2014 |
20140233829 | Method for Checking the Production Quality of an Optical Security Feature of a Value Document - A method for checking the production quality of a prescribed optical security feature in or on a prescribed portion of a value document on the basis of pixel data of pixels of an image of the prescribed portion which are respectively associated with places in or on the portion and render optical properties of the value document at the places whether a first number or share of those pixels, whose pixel data, according to a first prescribed criterion, lie within a first reference region prescribed for the security feature exceeds a first minimum hit value, and whether a first scatter of the pixel data of those pixels lying within the first reference region for the pixel data according to the first criterion exceeds a first minimum scatter prescribed for the security feature. A quality signal from the check represents an indication of a sufficient printing quality according to certain criteria. | 08-21-2014 |
20140270460 | PAPER IDENTIFYING METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE - A paper identifying method and a related device, used for accurately identifying soilage conditions of paper according to the recency degree of the paper. The method in an embodiment of the present invention comprises: obtaining a pixel gray value group of an image of input paper, the pixel gray value group being a combination of gray values of sampled pixels of a specified region of the input paper; obtaining an average value of gray values of all pixels in the pixel gray value group, and using same as a first average gray value; comparing the first average gray value with a recency threshold to determine the recency level of the input paper; obtaining the soilage depth of each of N regions of the input paper, the N being an integer greater than or equal to 1; and determining the soilage level of the input paper according to the soilage depth of the N regions, the region area and a soilage threshold, the soilage threshold corresponding to the recency level. | 09-18-2014 |
20140348413 | Method and Apparatus for the Determination of Classification Parameters for the Classification of Bank Notes - A method for the determination of classification parameters or adaptation parameters for the classification of bank notes in different classes by means of a bank note processing apparatus includes: sensing measurement data for a plurality of reference bank notes having known properties by means of a sensor device of the bank note processing apparatus, at least some of the reference bank notes being provided with an adhesive strip; determining a set of classification parameters; ascertaining the distribution of the plurality of reference bank notes over the different classes on the basis of the measurement data of the reference bank notes and the set of classification parameters; and comparing the distribution over the different classes determined for the plurality of reference bank notes, with the optimal distribution of the reference bank notes over the different classes, and ascertained from the known properties of the plurality of reference bank notes. | 11-27-2014 |
20140369590 | MEDIA AUTHENTICATION - A method of authenticating a media item is described. The method comprises: measuring a magnetic signal along the media item, converting the measured signal to a calibrated length signal, aligning the calibrated length signal with a reference signal, extracting features from the aligned signal, and classifying the media item based on the extracted features. | 12-18-2014 |
20150016706 | BANKNOTE COUNTING AND AUTHENTICATING MACHINE AND METHOD THEREOF - A machine includes an electronic control module for conducting authentication process of a banknote and transiting/receiving every module signal to control operation of a user interface; an image control module for activating an image sensor to read and authenticate the banknote upon receipt of a banknote input signal from the electronic control module, thereby resulting in an authenticated result and transmitting back to the electronic control module; a motor control module for causing a corresponding motor operation of a motor upon receipt of a command signal from the electronic control module; and a counterfeit control module for processing a banknote data via a reading head, a thickness detector and an infrared scanner upon receipt of another signal from the electronic control module and generating, transmitting a banknote result back to the electronic control module for further processing. | 01-15-2015 |
20150023581 | METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRONIC/DIGITAL BANKNOTE AND MACHINE FOR CARRYING OUT THE SAID METHOD - A method for generating electronic/digital banknote, includes the steps of:
| 01-22-2015 |
20150055850 | System For and Method Of Paper Note Authentication and Tracking Through NFC - A system for and method of paper note authentication and tracking through NFC is presented. The system and method includes utilizing an authenticating device to receive paper note data using an NFC reader, transmit the paper note data to an authenticating party, receive an authentication determination and/or additional paper note data, and authenticate the paper note where the authentication determination indicates accordingly. The system and method may further include updating the paper note data upon authentication to prevent duplicate authentication attempts. | 02-26-2015 |
20150063672 | VALUABLE DOCUMENT RECOGNITION SYSTEM WITH QR CODE RECOGNIZABILITY - A valuable document recognition system includes a main unit, and a circuit module including a microprocessor, a sensor unit for detecting the position of an inserted valuable document, a recognition module using an image pickup device and a bill recognition device for recognizing the authenticity, value and QR code of an inserted valuable document and a data storage module that includes a decode database having stored therein decode data corresponding the QR codes of predetermined valuable documents and a characteristic database having stored therein characteristic data corresponding to the anti-counterfeit characteristics of predetermined valuable documents. Thus, the valuable document recognition system is capable of recognizing the QR codes and anti-counterfeit characteristics of predetermined valuable documents. | 03-05-2015 |
20150071522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND/OR ESTIMATING STATE OF BANKNOTE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There are provided a system and a method for analyzing and/or estimating a state of a banknote processing apparatus. The system includes an information detector configured to detect use information of the banknote processing apparatus in real time, a state estimating apparatus configured to produce statistical information based on the detected use information and produce state estimation information on a state of the banknote processing apparatus and/or an operating environment of the banknote processing apparatus using the statistical information, and a database configured to store one or more of the use information, the statistical information, and the state estimation information. | 03-12-2015 |
20150098642 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR SHEET MATERIAL PROCESSING AND VERIFICATION - Methods and systems disclosed herein for processing sheets of sheet material include receiving a sheet in a first sheet-accepting device. The methods and systems include detecting first information of the sheet, which includes a first serial number of the sheet. The methods and systems include receiving each of the sheets in a second sheet-accepting device. The methods and systems methods and systems include detecting second information of each sheet, which includes a second serial number of such sheet. The methods and systems include determining whether the first serial number of the sheet matches the second serial number of any of the sheets. The methods and systems include generating a report in response to determining that the first serial number of the sheet does not match the second serial number of any of the sheets. | 04-09-2015 |
20150110382 | IMAGE SENSOR UNIT, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, AND PAPER SHEET DISTINGUISHING APPARATUS - An image sensor unit includes: a plurality of light sources each including an LED chip; a plurality of light guides that are arranged in parallel to face incident surfaces on one side in a longitudinal direction for each of the plurality of light sources and that guide light from the plurality of light sources to a bill; an image sensor that converts light from the bill to an electric signal; a sensor substrate for mounting the image sensor; and a circuit board that is provided with the plurality of light sources on a same mounting surface and that is arranged on the sensor substrate on one side in the longitudinal direction of the plurality of light guides, wherein the sensor substrate includes a connection hole on one side in the longitudinal direction of the sensor substrate, and the circuit board is connected to the sensor substrate by connecting a connecting portion including a plurality of external connection pads to the connection hole. | 04-23-2015 |
20150117746 | DEFECT CATEGORIZATION - A method of categorizing defects in a media item is described. The method comprises the steps of: receiving an ultrasonic image of the media item, where the ultrasonic image comprises a plurality of points, each point having a thickness value corresponding to a normal value, a thin value, or a thick value; identifying one or more blobs comprising contiguous points each having a thickness value corresponding to a thin value; for each identified blob, comparing a size of the blob with a damage criterion; ignoring the blob if the blob size does not meet the damage criterion; and for each identified blob having a size meeting the damage criterion, categorizing the identified blob using the thickness values and locations. | 04-30-2015 |
20150146963 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BANKNOTE AND CHECK DEPOSITS - Currency bills are transported past an image scanner to one or more output receptacles. Each of the bills is imaged to produce image data from which a visually readable image of each bill can be reproduced. The serial number, denomination, and/or secondary identifiers of a bill is attempted to be extracted and/or determined from the image data associated with the bill. The serial number of the bill has an integer number, X, of characters. One or more of the X characters of the serial number of the currency bill is not extracted with a predetermined confidence. In response to failing to extract all of the X characters of the serial number of the bill with the predetermined confidence, a serial number field in an electronic record associated with the bill is populated with a serial number snippet image. The electronic record is stored in a non-transitory memory. | 05-28-2015 |
20150302676 | Device for Examining a Value Document and Method for Examining a Value Document - A method or apparatus for examining a security element of a value document involves at least one optical property of the security element influenceable by a magnetic field. The value document is transported through a magnetic field which is inhomogeneous transversely to the transport direction and/or is changed time-dependently. An image of at least one portion of the value document having the security element is captured and image data describing the image are formed. The optical properties of the security element are influenced by the magnetic field, and the image data is checked whether they have a location dependence transverse to the transport direction corresponding to the location dependence of the magnetic field and/or have a location dependence in the transport direction corresponding to the time dependence of the magnetic field. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304511 | IMAGE READING DEVICE - A magnet is disposed on one side of a conveyance plane in which a sheet-like medium to be read is conveyed and generates a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance plane. A magnetoresistive effect element is disposed between the magnet and the conveyance plane, and detects an intensity variation in a conveyance direction component of the magnetic field in a magnetic reading area. An imaging optical system and a light receiver are disposed on the side opposite to the magnet side with respect to the conveyance plane. The imaging optical system forms an image of an optical reading area on the light receiver, the optical reading area including at least a portion in the conveyance direction of the magnetic reading area of the conveyance plane. | 10-22-2015 |
20150310268 | MEDIA ITEM VALIDATION - The present invention provides a method of validating a media item, the method comprising receiving image data corresponding to a plurality of digital images of a media item to be validated, wherein each image is associated with a respective one of a plurality of different channels of an illumination source for illuminating the media item, selecting image data corresponding to two of the plurality of images, dividing a common parameter of the selected image data associated with corresponding locations of the two selected images to create ratio image data representing a ratio image for two different channels of the illumination source, extracting feature information associated with the ratio image, and classifying the extracted feature information with at least one classifier of a validation template to determine whether or not the media item is valid. A computer program and a Self-Service Terminal for validating a media item, such as a banknote, are also provided. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310689 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TAPE ON A DOCUMENT - Systems and methods for detecting tape on a document are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes capturing a first image of a document. The first image is captured while at least a portion of the document is subjected to a first electromagnetic radiation. The method includes capturing a second image of the document. The second image is captured while at least a portion of the document is subjected to a second electromagnetic radiation. The method also includes comparing the first image to the second image to determine whether tape is adhered to the document. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317857 | DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING IMAGE AND DEVICE FOR READING IMAGE - The disclosure provides a device for recognizing an image and a device for reading an image. The device for recognizing the image includes a circuit board ( | 11-05-2015 |
20150339874 | PAPER SHEETS PROCESSING SYSTEM AND A PAPER SHEETS PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a paper sheets processing system includes an image acquisition unit, an event information acquisition unit, an operation unit, and an image retrieval unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a plurality of images by at least one camera scanning a predetermined position of a paper sheets processing apparatus. The at least one camera is located around the paper sheets processing apparatus. The event information acquisition unit acquires an event information related to an event occurred in the paper sheets processing apparatus. The operation unit accepts an operation indicating an event, based on the event information. The image retrieval unit retrieves at least one image corresponding to the event indicated by the operation, from the plurality of images, and outputs the at least one image. | 11-26-2015 |
20150348350 | CURRENCY VALIDATION - Currency is selectively illuminated with Ultraviolet (UV) light, Infrared (IR) light, and/or white light in front of a camera, which may be integrated into a scanner in some embodiments. The camera takes an image of the illuminated currency and the image is presented on a screen of a display for validating the currency. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356366 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING CURRENCY BILLS AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A document processing device convertible between a first configuration and a second configuration includes an input receptacle, a transport mechanism, a scanner, and a convertible output area. The input receptacle is configured to receive documents including currency bills therein. The transport mechanism is configured to transport the documents along a transport path from the input receptacle. The scanner is positioned along the transport path and is configured to scan at least a portion of each of the documents transported to generate data associated therewith. The convertible output area is configured to be selectively coupled with a first output assembly and a second output assembly. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356805 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A SECURITY DOCUMENT - A method is provided of identifying a security document using an identifying device. The identifying device is provided with a capacitance sensor and a second sensor. The method includes capacitively coupling a first element of the security document with the capacitance sensor and obtaining first data from the first element using the capacitance sensor. Second data is also obtained from the security document using the second sensor. Output data is then generated based upon the first and second data. A corresponding device and system are also presented. | 12-10-2015 |
20150371481 | BANKNOTE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF AND METHOD FOR RECORDING BANKNOTE PROCESSING STATE - A banknote recognition apparatus, a processing method thereof and a method for recording a banknote processing state are disclosed. The banknote recognition apparatus includes a nonvolatile memory ( | 12-24-2015 |
20160012658 | AUTHENTICATION OF SECURITY DOCUMENTS AND MOBILE DEVICE TO CARRY OUT THE AUTHENTICATION | 01-14-2016 |
20160125681 | Document Cassette Displacement Actuator for Document Acceptor - A document acceptor for authenticating and storing documents includes a document validator, a document cassette and a displacement actuator. The document validator is for authenticating received documents. The document cassette is for storing the documents received by the document validator. The displacement actuator is adapted to change a position of the document cassette from a first position to a second position to mate the document cassette with the document validator. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. | 05-05-2016 |
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