US 6,644,696 B2 · Coin-discriminator voucher anti-counterfeiting method and apparatus

Abstract

Vouchers and methods for providing vouchers configured to assist in distinguishing unauthorized duplicate or counterfeit vouchers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a voucher can include a substrate, a first indicia on the substrate, and a thermally responsive second indicia on the substrate. At least one of the first indicia and the second indicia indicating a value of the voucher. In another embodiment, a method is provided to assist in distinguishing duplicate or counterfeit vouchers. The method includes providing a substrate with a thermally responsive first indicia, and printing on the substrate at the coin-counting machine at least a second indicia. The second indicia containing at least an indication of a value of the voucher.

Claims29

Dependent claims

A method for providing a voucher in a coin discriminator having a discriminator printer, with the voucher configured to assist in distinguishing unauthorized duplicate or counterfeit vouchers, the method comprising:

using the discriminator printer to print, on a substrate, at least a first indicia containing an indication of a value of the voucher;
providing a plurality of perforations in the substrate to define a first curved pattern of perforations;
and
providing the substrate with a thermally responsive second indicia.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/039,181Filed 5 Jan 2002 · continuation in part

Priority

4 Sep 1992

Published

US 2002/0175515 A128 Nov 2002

Granted

11 Nov 2003

Term ends

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Classification16 codes

G07D 7/14
Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g.…:…
B42D 15/0053
Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for: forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or…
G06Q 20/3437
Cards including a counter: the counter having non-monetary units, e.g. trips
G07F 7/02
Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus:…

Family

Application07/940,931Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 4 Sep 1992

Application60/105,508Us provisional application · filed 23 Oct 1998

Application09/422,917Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 21 Oct 1999

US 2002/0175515 A1Pre-grant publication · published 28 Nov 2002

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Coin-discriminator voucher anti-counterfeiting method and apparatus

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Abstract

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