Method and device for further processing value documents

A method for further processing value documents which, with a value document processing apparatus, have been stacked to form stacks of value documents and have been bundled together to form a bundle, with the steps of:

• determining the visible serial number of the respective bundle by the value document processing apparatus,
• transmitting the visible serial number of the respective bundle from the value document processing apparatus to a driving device,
• determining a machine-readable identification for the respective bundle by the driving device,
• producing a linking information item by the driving device, which specifies the visible serial number with which the respective machine-readable identification is linked,
• transmitting the machine-readable identification from the driving device to a labeling device,
• creating a label for the respective bundle by means of the labeling device,
• wherein the machine-readable identification transmitted by the driving device is applied to the respective label,
• transporting the respective bundle to the labeling device with the aid of a transport device,
• detecting the respective bundle by a control device which has at least one camera with which it records an image of the respective bundle on which the visible serial number of the respective bundle and the label of the respective bundle is depicted,
• checking the respective bundle, wherein when checking the respective bundle,
• the actual visible serial number of the respective bundle is extracted from the image recorded by the control device,
• the visible serial number is ascertained which belongs to the machine-readable information of the label that was created for the respective bundle, and
• the actual visible serial number of the respective bundle is compared with the visible serial number belonging to the machine-readable information of the respective label,
• wherein, in dependence on whether the checking of the respective bundle has the result that the actual visible serial number of the respective bundle matches the visible serial number belonging to the machine-readable information of the respective label or not, the further processing of the respective bundle is continued or stopped.

An apparatus for further processing value documents that have been processed with a value document processing apparatus and stacked to form stacks of value documents and that have been bundled together to form a bundle,

• wherein the value document processing apparatus has determined the respective visible serial number of the respective bundle,
• wherein the apparatus has:
• a driving device which is connected to the value document processing apparatus and is adapted to process the respective visible serial number determined by the value document processing apparatus of the respective bundle from the value document processing apparatus, and to determine a machine-readable identification for the respective bundle and to produce a linking information item which specifies the visible serial number with which the respective machine-readable identification is linked,
• a labeling device which is connected to the driving device and is adapted to process a machine-readable identification transmitted by the driving device to the labeling device, and which is adapted to create a label which has the machine-readable identification transmitted by the driving device, and which is adapted to label the respective bundle,
• a transport device for transporting the respective bundle to the labeling device,
• a control device for detecting the respective bundle, which has at least one camera which is arranged such that it can record an image of the respective bundle on which the visible serial number of the respective bundle and its label are depicted,
• wherein the control device and/or the driving device is adapted to check the respective bundle, and, when checking the respective bundle, is adapted to:
• extract the actual visible serial number of the respective bundle from the image recorded by the control device,
• ascertain the visible serial number that belongs to the machine-readable identification of the label that was created for the respective bundle,
• compare the actual visible serial number of the respective bundle with the visible serial number belonging to the machine-readable identification of the respective label,
• in dependence on whether the checking of the respective bundle has the result that the actual visible serial number of the respective bundle matches the visible serial number belonging to the machine-readable identification of the respective label or not, the further processing of the respective bundle is continued or stopped.