Method for Controlling Note Throughput
AssigneeNon Linear Concepts, Inc.
InventorSohail Kayani
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling note throughput in real time through a currency processing machine. The invention involves the use of asynchronous components, such as independently driven feeder, transport, and final disposition components, to vary individual note velocity and horizontal distance between notes as they are being processed. The adjustments are made in real time based on detected note quality characteristics and event characteristics of the inputting source of the notes.
Claims15
A method for controlling note throughput in a currency processing machine having a bank note transport pat, wherein the note processing machine comprises an asynchronous note feeder module, a detection module, and one or more final disposition modules, each module comprising an asynchronous transport path mechanism, wherein each respective transport path mechanism defines the bank note transport path, the method steps comprising:
- determining an optimum note velocity along the note transport path based on real-time detected note characteristics;
- determining an optimum note separation along the note transport path based on real-time detected note characteristics;
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- adjusting independently the feeder module bank note feed rate and the feeder module transport mechanism transport speed based on the above determinations of the optimum note velocity and the optimum note separation.
A currency processing machine having a bank note transport path defined by various transport components, the machine comprising:
- a feeder module comprising an asynchronous feeder mechanism and an asynchronous transport mechanism, the feeder mechanism in bank note communication with the transport mechanism;
- a detection module comprising an asynchronous transport mechanism, the detection module transport mechanism in bank note communication with the feeder module transport mechanism;
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- at least one final disposition module comprising a transport mechanism, the disposition module transport mechanism in bank note communication with the detection module transport mechanism.
A currency processing machine having a bank note transport path defined by various transport components, the machine comprising:
- a feeder module comprising an asynchronous feeder mechanism and an asynchronous transport mechanism, the feeder mechanism in bank note communication with the transport mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.