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US 11,875,626 B2Granted
Systems, methods and devices for processing batches of coins utilizing coin imaging sensor assemblies
OwnerChristopher J. Rourkinventor
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Abstract
A method for identifying counterfeit coins, comprising receiving surface image data and edge image data of the coin at a processor. Identifying a plurality of defects using the processor. Comparing each of the plurality of defects to a database of known authentic coin image data defects to determine whether the coin is authentic.
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A method for inspecting coins, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of coins at a processing system having an inspection chamber and a mechanical transport;
- processing each coin using an optical sensor assembly mounted at least partially within the inspection chamber adjacent the mechanical transport, the optical sensor assembly being configured to analyze coins moving on the mechanical transport and to generate image signals indicative of coin image information for processing the coins, the optical sensor assembly including one or more light emitting devices and a control device communicatively coupled to and operable for controlling the one or more light emitting devices;
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- packaging each coin using a packaging system coupled to the mechanical transport and configured to receive the processed coins and to package one or more coins wherein the coin image information comprises a set of pixels of image data associated with a location where the coin was acquired.
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A method for inspecting coins, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of coins at a processing system having an inspection chamber and a mechanical transport;
- processing each coin using an optical sensor assembly mounted at least partially within the inspection chamber adjacent the mechanical transport, the optical sensor assembly being configured to analyze coins moving on the mechanical transport and to generate image signals indicative of coin image information for processing the coins, the optical sensor assembly including one or more light emitting devices having a controllable wavelength and a control device communicatively coupled to and operable for controlling the one or more light emitting devices;
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- packaging the coins using a packaging system coupled to the mechanical transport and configured to receive the processed coins and to package one or more coins wherein the coin image information comprises a set of pixels of image data associated with a location where the coin was acquired.
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A processor configured to perform a method for inspecting coins, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of sets of coin data, wherein each set of coin data includes a plurality of image data items and associated source data that identifies a location associated with a location of the set of coin data;
- generating a data structure that associates each of the sets of coin data with other sets of image data as a function of the image data items and the associated source data;
- receiving image data of a coin at the processor that includes a plurality of image data items;
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- processing the image data of the coin at the processor with the data structure to determine whether the image data of the coin is associated with image data items that have associated source data that identifies the location wherein the image data of the coin comprises a set of pixels of image data associated with a location where the coin was acquired.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.