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US 4,058,194 AGranted
Multiple document recognition apparatus
AssigneeMicro Magnetic Industries, Inc.
InventorsJohn B. Riddle, Howard Z. Bogert, Jr.
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Abstract
Recognition apparatus is disclosed for recognizing multiple valued documents and for providing signals indicative of the value of each such document where the number of such signals is provided in a ratio of the value of the document to a base value.
Claims5
A multi-document recognition device comprising:
- a. means for recognizing documents having a base level of value;
- b. means responsive to said recognizing means for providing a signal indicating that such a base value has been recognized;
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- c. means for recognizing documents having higher levels of value than said base level including:
- i. means for stimulating said base value indicating means to provide a signal indicative of the base value;
- ii. memory means for retaining the information that a higher value document has been recognized, and
- iii. means for re-stimulating said base value indicating means, after a base value signal is provided, to provide additional base value signals according to the ratio of the value of the higher value document and the base value.
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A currency recognizing device comprising:
- a. means for recognizing lowest denomination currency;
- b. means responsive to said recognizing means for providing a signal indicating that such lowest denomination currency has been recognized, and
- c. means for recognizing higher values of currency than said lowest denomination of currency, including
- i. means for stimulation said lowest denomination indicator means to provide a signal indicative of the lowest denomination;
- ii. memory means for retaining the information that a higher denomination currency has been recognized, and
- iii. means for re-stimulating said lowest denomination indicating means, after a lowest denomination signal is provided, to provide additional lowest denomination signals according to the ratio of the value of the higher denomination currency and the lowest denomination currency.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.