# US 2022/0036686 A1 · Check handling device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0036686 A1 - Document ID: US20220036686A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/389,340 - Filed: 2021-07-30 - Published: 2022-02-03 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-31 - Assignees: Glory Ltd. - Applicants: Glory Ltd. - Inventors: Tomohiro YOKOO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220036686A1 ## CPC - G07D 11/18: Diverting into different paths or containers - B65H 29/145: {the pile being formed between the two, or between the two sets of, tapes or bands or rollers} - G06V 30/40: Document-oriented image-based pattern recognition - G07D 11/14: Inlet or outlet ports - G07D 11/16: Handling of valuable papers (within containers G07D11/13) - G07D 11/22: Means for sensing or detection - G07D 11/40: Device architecture, e.g. modular construction - G07D 11/60: User-interface arrangements - B65H 2403/942: Bidirectional powered handling device - G07D: HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING ## Abstract A check handling device includes a receiver having an inlet that receives a check; a transport having a first transport path connected to the receiver and that transports the check received by the receiver; a recognition circuit located in the first transport path, the recognition circuit configured to detect whether each check transported by the transport is a rejected check or a non-rejected check; and a temporary storage connected to the first transport path and that stores check after detection by the recognition circuit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A check handling device, comprising: a receiver having an inlet that receives a check; a transport having a first transport path connected to the receiver and that transports the check received by the receiver; a recognition circuit located at the first transport path, the recognition circuit configured to detect whether each check transported by the transport is a rejected check or a non-rejected check; and a temporary storage connected to the first transport path and that stores both the rejected check and the non-rejected check after detection by the recognition circuit. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The check handling device according to claim 1, wherein the temporary storage stores a plurality of the rejected checks. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The check handling device according to claim 1, wherein in a case that the receiver receives a plurality of the checks through the inlet, the receiver feeds out the checks one by one to the first transport path, the recognition circuit recognizes the checks one by one, and the temporary storage stores all of the plurality of checks received through the inlet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The check handling device according to claim 1, wherein the receiver is located at a first end of the first transport path, the temporary storage is located at a second end of the first transport path, and the recognition circuit is located between the first and second ends of the first transport path. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The check handling device according to claim 1, further comprising: an interface that receives an instruction from a user after all checks received by the receiver are stored in the temporary storage; and a check return outlet connected to the first transport path, wherein the temporary storage feeds out the stored checks after the instruction is input to the interface, and the transport transports the rejected check fed out from the temporary storage to the check return outlet to feed the rejected check out to the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The check handling device according to claim 5, wherein the check return outlet is located at a position different from the receiver. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The check handling device according to claim 5, further comprising: a storage connected to the first transport path, wherein the storage stores the non-rejected check fed out from the temporary storage after the instruction is input to the interface and transported by the transport. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The check handling device according to claim 7, wherein the storage is a cassette that is detachably attached to the check handling device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The check handling device according to claim 5, wherein the first end of the first transport path is connected to the receiver and the second end of the first transport path is connected to the temporary storage, the transport transports the check in a first direction and a second direction, the first direction being a direction from the receiver toward the temporary storage along the first transport path, and the second direction being an opposite direction to the first direction, the transport has a second transport path that diverges from the first transport path, an end of the second transport path being connected to the check return outlet, a first switching mechanism, switches a transport direction of the check being transported by the transport, is located at a diverging position where the second transport path diverges from the first transport path, the first switching mechanism sets the transport direction of the check to a direction toward the temporary storage in a case that the check is transported in the first direction along the first transport path, and the first switching mechanism sets the transport direction of the check to a direction toward the check return outlet in a case that the check is transported in the second direction along the first transport path. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The check handling device according to claim 9, wherein the first switching mechanism includes a diverter located at the diverging position, and the diverter is switched between a first position and a second position, the first position being such a position that a receiver side of the first transport path and a temporary storage side of the first transport path communicate with each other and the temporary storage side of the first transport path and the second transport path do not communicate with each other, and the second position being such a position that the receiver side of the first transport path and the temporary storage side of the first transport path do not communicate with each other and the temporary storage side of the first transport path and the second transport path communicate with each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The check handling device according to claim 10, wherein the first switching mechanism includes a biasing member that biases the diverter to the second position, the check that is transported from the receiver toward the temporary storage along the first transport path comes into contact with the diverter to switch the diverter from the second position to the first position against a biasing force of the biasing member, and the check that is transported from the temporary storage toward the receiver along the first transport path is transported toward the check return outlet by the diverter located at the second position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The check handling device according to claim 9, wherein the transport has a third transport path that diverges from the first transport path at a position closer to the temporary storage than the diverging position of the second transport path, and an end of the third transport path is connected to the storage that stores the non-rejected check, a second switching mechanism, switches a transport direction of the check being transported along the first transport path by the transport, is located at the diverging position where the third transport path diverges from the first transport path, the second switching mechanism sets the transport direction of the check to a direction toward the temporary storage in a case that the check is transported in the first direction along the first transport path, and the second switching mechanism selectively switches the transport direction of the check between a direction toward the receiver and a direction toward the storage in a case that the check is transported in the second direction along the first transport path. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The check handling device according to claim 12, wherein the first transport path, the second transport path, and the third transport path are connected so as not to form a loop path. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The check handling device according to claim 1, wherein in a first mode, the temporary storage stores both the rejected check and the non-rejected check in a first mode, and in a second mode, the temporary storage stores the non-rejected check and does not store the rejected check. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The check handling device according to claim 14, further comprising: an identification circuit that identifies the user; and control circuitry that switches between the first mode and the second mode according to the user identified by the identification circuit. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The check handling device according to claim 1, further comprising: a detection circuit that detects a number of checks received by the inlet, wherein the temporary storage stores both the rejected check and the non-rejected check in a case that the number of checks detected by the detection circuit is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and the temporary storage does not store the rejected check but stores the non-rejected check in a case that the number of checks detected by the detection circuit is smaller than the predetermined value. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The check handling device according to claim 1, wherein the recognition circuit includes a first acquisition circuit that acquires magnetic information of the check and a second acquisition circuit that acquires an image of the check, and the recognition circuit recognizes at least whether the check is the rejected check or the non-rejected check based on the magnetic information of the check and the image of the check. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The check handling device according to claim 1, wherein the recognition circuit acquires an image of the check, the check handling device further comprises control circuitry configured to determine whether an image quality of the image is greater than a predetermined threshold, and in a case that the control circuitry determines that the image quality is not greater than the predetermined threshold, the control circuitry is further configured to control the transport to transport the check back to the recognition circuit so that the recognition circuit re-acquires the image. ### Claim 19 A check handling device, comprising: an inlet that receives a check; a transport path, connected to the inlet, for transporting the check received by the inlet; a recognition circuit located along the transport path, the recognition circuit configured to detect whether the check is a rejected check or a non-rejected check; and a temporary storage, connected to the transport path, for storing the check. ### Claim 20 A check handling device, comprising: a receiver having an inlet that receives a check; a transport having a first transport path connected to the receiver and that transports the check received by the receiver; a recognition circuit located in the first transport path, the recognition circuit configured to detect whether each check transported by the transport is rejected or not rejected; an identification circuit configured to authenticate a user for deposit of the check in a case that the check is not rejected by the recognition circuit; and a temporary storage connected to the first transport path and that stores check after detection by the recognition circuit.