Double Document Detection Apparatus and a Method for Conducting the Same
AssigneeBurroughs Payment Systems, Inc.
InventorWilliam L. Kozlowski
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a document processor and electronics connected to the document processor. The electronics includes a document sensor system and means for determining a document processing situation of a plurality of document processing situations. The document sensor system is connected to the means. The plurality of document processing situations include a single document situation and a double document situation. The double document situation includes a partially-overlapped, double document situation and a completely overlapped, double document situation. A method is also disclosed.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a document processor;
- and
- electronics connected to the document processor, wherein the electronics includes
- a document sensor system, and
- means for determining a document processing situation of a plurality of document processing situations, wherein the document sensor system is connected to the means, wherein the plurality of document processing situations include
- a single document situation, and
- a double document situation, wherein the double document situation includes
- a partially-overlapped, double document situation, and
- a completely overlapped, double document situation.
A method, comprising the steps of:
- interfacing one or more documents with a document processor;
- routing the one or more documents along a document path of the document processor;
- and
- determining a document processing situation of a plurality of document processing situations of the one or more documents, wherein the plurality of document processing situations include
- a single document situation, and
- a double document situation, wherein the double document situation includes
- a partially-overlapped, double document situation, and
- a completely overlapped, double document situation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.