# US 12,006,758 B2 · Banknote handling system for automated casino accounting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,006,758 B2 - Document ID: US12006758B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/937,282 - Filed: 2020-07-23 - Published: 2020-11-12 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-11 - Assignees: Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Yoshiaki Uemizo; Takashi Ueda - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12006758B2 ## CPC - E05G 1/04: Closure fasteners (locks E05B) - B25J 15/0033: {with gripping surfaces having special shapes} - B25J 15/0293: {having fingers directly connected to actuator} - B25J 19/023: {including video camera means} - E05B 19/00: Keys; Accessories therefor ({key modifications or attachments preventing removal from the lock E05B11/005; key rings A44B15/00; key cases A45C11/32; key holders A47G29/10;} making keys, see the relevant places, e.g. B21D53/42; milling grooves in keys B23C3/35) - E05B 65/52: Other locks for chests, boxes, trunks, baskets, travelling bags, or the like - E05G 1/005: {Portable strong boxes, e.g. which may be fixed to a wall or the like (E05G1/08, E05G1/14 take precedence; devices to prevent theft or loss of bags, trunks, baskets, or the like A45C13/18; coin boxes for coin freed apparatus G07F9/06)} - G07D 11/125: Secure containers - G07D 11/16: Handling of valuable papers (within containers G07D11/13) - G07D 11/165: Picking - G07D 11/34: Monitoring the contents of devices, e.g. the number of stored valuable papers - G07D 2211/00: Paper-money handling devices - G07F 17/3246: {involving coins and/or banknotes} - E05G: SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS ({devices to prevent theft of bags, trunks or baskets A45C13/18;} alarm arrangements per se G08B) - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - G07D: HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract A banknote handling system includes an unlocking system. The unlocking system includes a camera, a first mechanical arm to which one or a plurality of keys are affixed, and a controller that determines a position of a keyhole based on an image from the camera, and controls the first arm to insert one of the one or the plurality of keys into the keyhole and turn the inserted key for unlocking. In many examples, the unlocking system is configured to unlock a banknote cashbox. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A document handling and transportation system for use in a casino counting room environment, comprising: an alignment receptacle configured to receive and position a stack of cashbox documents, the alignment receptacle defining at least a first aperture in a first alignment receptacle sidewall and a second aperture in a second alignment receptacle sidewall; a first push unit operable to move and push on a first edge of the stack of cashbox documents in the alignment receptacle through the first aperture, thereby aligning at least a first edge of each document in the stack of cashbox documents with one another; a second push unit operable to move and push on a second edge of the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the alignment receptacle through the second aperture, thereby aligning at least a second edge of each document in the stack of cashbox documents with one another, without substantially misaligning the first edges of each of the documents; and wherein said first edge and second edge are proximate to one another whereby the alignment mechanism aligns documents along the first edge and the second edge. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein: the first push unit is operable to move along a first axis; and the second push unit is operable to move along a second axis. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first aperture is perpendicular to the second aperture. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the documents is a banknote. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first push unit is operable to push on the first side of the stack of cashbox documents while the second push unit pushes on the second side of the stack of cashbox documents. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first side of the stack of cashbox documents is a long edge side of the stack of cashbox documents. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first push unit comprises a plate positioned perpendicular to the stack of cashbox documents when the stack of cashbox documents is positioned in the alignment receptacle. ### Claim 8 A document handling and transportation system for use in a casino counting room environment, comprising: a receptacle configured to receive a stack of cashbox documents for alignment, the receptacle comprising: a base; and a set of sidewalls attached to the base that define a first aperture in a first middle of a first sidewall of the set of sidewalls extending from a top of the first sidewall to the base and a second aperture in a second middle of a second sidewall of the set of sidewalls extending from a top of the second sidewall to the base; at least one movement mechanism operable to move the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the receptacle; and at least one alignment mechanism operable to align the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the receptacle by pushing on: a first edge of the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the receptacle through the first aperture; and a second edge of the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the receptacle through the second aperture; and wherein said first edge and second edge are proximate to one another whereby the alignment mechanism aligns documents along the first edge and the second edge. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one alignment mechanism is operable to push multiple times on the first side of the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the receptacle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first side of the stack of cashbox documents is a short edge side of the stack of cashbox documents. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one alignment mechanism is operable to push on the first side of the stack of cashbox documents at a first time and the second push unit pushes on the second side of the stack of cashbox documents at a second time. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the set of sidewalls forms a corner of the receptacle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first aperture is wider than a portion of the first sidewall disposed between the first aperture and a corner of the receptacle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the first aperture is wider than the second aperture. ### Claim 15 A document handling and transportation system for use in a casino counting room environment, comprising: a moveable receptacle configured to receive a stack of cashbox documents, the moveable receptacle including at least one sidewall that defines at least one aperture; and at least one alignment mechanism operable to align the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the moveable receptacle by pushing on: a first edge of the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the moveable receptacle through the at least one aperture; and a second edge of the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the moveable receptacle through the at least one aperture, the second side perpendicular to the first side; and wherein said first edge and second edge are proximate to one another whereby the alignment mechanism aligns documents along the first edge and the second edge. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the stack of cashbox documents is a set of banknotes. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one alignment mechanism is operable to move at least one document of the set of documents in at least two lateral directions. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one alignment mechanism is operable to align edges of the stack of cashbox documents positioned in the moveable receptacle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, further comprising at least one sensor operable to detect the stack of cashbox documents. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one alignment mechanism is operable to adjust documents in the stack of cashbox documents that deviate from the stack of cashbox documents in multiple different directions.