Method and apparatus for document processing

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• determining whether the bills meet or fail to meet a non-piece count related criterion;
• halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet the criterion, a bill meeting or failing to meet the criterion being termed a flagged bill,
• wherein the halting is performed such that the flagged bill is positioned as the last bill in one of the output receptacles;
• and
• determining whether a bill is a stranger bill, wherein a bill failing to have its denomination determined is termed a no call bill, and further including delivering stranger bills to a first output receptacle and delivering no call bills to the second output receptacle.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• determining whether the bills meet or fail to meet a non-piece count related criterion;
• halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet the criterion, a bill meeting or failing to meet the criterion being termed a flagged bill,
• wherein the halting is performed such that the flagged bill is positioned as the last bill in one of the output receptacles;
• and
• determining whether a bill is a stranger bill and wherein the non-piece count related criterion is a bill being a stranger bill.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• determining whether the bills meet or fail to meet a non-piece count related criterion;
• halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet the criterion, a bill meeting or failing to meet the criterion being termed a flagged bill,
• wherein the halting is performed such that the flagged bill is positioned as the last bill in one of the output receptacles;
• and
• determining whether a bill is suspect, a bill determined to be suspect being termed a suspect bill.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• determining whether the bills meet or fail to meet a non-piece count related criterion;
• and
• halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet the criterion, a bill meeting or failing to meet the criterion being termed a flagged bill,
• wherein the halting is performed such that the flagged bill is positioned as the last bill in one of the output receptacles,
• wherein the criterion is a bill being a stranger bill, and wherein the halting occurs with a stranger bill as the last bill in one of the output receptacles.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• determining whether the bills meet or fail to meet a non-piece count related criterion;
• and
• halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet the criterion, a bill meeting or failing to meet the criterion being termed a flagged bill,
• wherein the halting is performed such that the flagged bill is positioned as the last bill in one of the output receptacles,
• wherein the criterion is a bill being a suspect bill, and wherein the halting occurs with a suspect bill as the last bill in one of the output receptacles.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• determining whether the bills meet or fail to meet a non-piece count related criterion;
• and
• halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet the criterion, a bill meeting or failing to meet the criterion being termed a flagged bill,
• wherein the halting is performed such that the flagged bill is positioned as the last bill in one of the output receptacles,
• wherein a bill failing to have its denomination determined being termed a no call bill, and further determining whether a bill is a suspect bill,
• wherein the halting occurs when a bill is determined to be a suspect bill.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a compact, high-speed United States currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of United States currency bills of a plurality of denominations in an input receptacle of the currency evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills, including United States bills of a plurality of denominations, at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• flagging bills that meet or fail to meet any of certain non-Piece count related criteria, a bill meeting or failing to meet any of the criteria being termed a flagged bill, wherein the flagging comprises halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet at least one of the criteria,
• wherein one of the certain criteria is the denomination of a bill, a bill failing to meet the criterion of having its denomination determined being termed a no call bill, and wherein no call bills are flagged;
• determining whether a bill is a stranger bill, wherein one of the certain criteria is a bill being a stranger bill and wherein stranger bills are flagged;
• and
• determining whether a bill is a suspect bill, wherein one of the certain criteria is a bill being a suspect bill and wherein suspect bills are flagged,
• wherein the two output receptacles consist of a first output receptacle and a second output receptacle, and further directing stranger bills and no call bills to the first output receptacle and directing suspect bills to the second output receptacle.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a compact, high-speed United States currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of United States currency bills of a plurality of denominations in an input receptacle of the currency evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills, including United States bills of a plurality of denominations, at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• flagging bills that meet or fail to meet any of certain non-piece count related criteria, a bill meeting or failing to meet any of the criteria being termed a flagged bill, wherein the flagging comprises halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet at least one of the criteria;
• wherein one of the certain criteria include the denomination of a bill and wherein the halting occurs when a bill fails to meet a criterion of having its denomination determined, a bill failing to meet the criterion of having its denomination determined being termed a no call bill;
• and
• delivering bills meeting the certain criteria of having their denomination determined to a first output receptacle and directing no call bills to a second output receptacle.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a compact, high-speed United States currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of United States currency bills of a plurality of denominations in an input receptacle of the currency evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills, including United States bills of a plurality of denominations, at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• flagging bills that meet or fail to meet any of certain non-piece count related criteria, a bill meeting or failing to meet any of the criteria being termed a flagged bill, wherein the flagging comprises halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet at least one of the criteria;
• and
• determining whether bills are suspect bills and wherein the halting occurs when a bill meets a criterion of being determined to be a suspect bill.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a compact, high-speed United States currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of United States currency bills of a plurality of denominations in an input receptacle of the currency evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills, including United States bills of a plurality of denominations, at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• and
• flagging bills that meet or fail to meet any of certain non-piece count related criteria, a bill meeting or failing to meet any of the criteria being termed a flagged bill, wherein the flagging comprises halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet at least one of the criteria,
• wherein the certain criteria include the denomination of a bill and wherein the halting occurs when a bill fails to meet a criterion of having its denomination determined, a bill failing to meet a criterion of having its denomination determination being termed a no call bill, and further including determining whether bills are suspect,
• wherein the halting occurs when a bill meets a second criterion of being determined to be suspect.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a compact, high-speed United States currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of United States currency bills of a plurality of denominations in an input receptacle of the currency evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills, including United States bills of a plurality of denominations, at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• and
• flagging bills that meet or fail to meet any of certain non-piece count related criteria, a bill meeting or failing to meet any of the criteria being termed a flagged bill, wherein the flagging comprises halting the transporting when a bill meets or fails to meet at least one of the criteria,
• wherein the certain criteria include the denomination of a bill and wherein the halting occurs when a bill fails to meet a criterion of having its denomination determined, a bill failing to meet a criterion of having its denomination determination being termed a no call bill, and further including determining whether bills are suspect, and
• delivering bills whose denomination have been determined to a first output receptacle and directing bills whose denomination have not been determined to a second output receptacle.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• determining whether the bills are suspect;
• and
• flagging a bill that has been determined to be suspect,
• wherein the flagging comprises halting the transport mechanism when a bill is determined to be suspect.

A method of evaluating a stack of U.S. currency bills using a high-speed United States currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of U.S. bills in an input receptacle of the currency evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute, at least one of the output receptacles being adapted to receive more than one denomination of bills;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills, including United States bills of a plurality of denominations at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute, utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• flagging bills that meet or fail to meet any of certain non-piece count related criteria, a bill meeting or failing to meet any of the criteria being termed a flagged bill,
• wherein the flagging comprises halting the transporting with a flagged bill that meets or fails to meet at least a given set of the criteria positioned in one of the output receptacles,
• wherein the certain criteria include the denomination of a bill, a bill failing to meet a criterion of having its denomination determined being termed a no call bill;
• and
• determining whether a bill is a stranger bill and wherein the certain criteria include a bill being a stranger bill.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a high-speed United States currency evaluation device comprising:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the currency evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute, at least one of the output receptacles being adapted to receive more than one denomination of bills;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills including United States bills of a plurality of denominations at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute, utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• flagging bills that meet or fail to meet any of certain non-piece count related criteria, a bill meeting or failing to meet any of the criteria being termed a flagged bill,
• wherein the flagging comprises halting the transporting with a flagged bill that meets or fails to meet at least a given set of the criteria positioned in one of the output receptacles;
• and
• delivering flagged bills to the second output receptacle.

A method of evaluating a stack of U.S. currency bills using a high-speed United States currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of U.S. bills in an input receptacle of the currency evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute, at least one of the output receptacles being adapted to receive more than one denomination of bills;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills, including United States bills of a plurality of denominations at a rate of at least 800 bills per minute, utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• flagging bills that meet or fail to meet any of certain non-piece count related criteria, a bill meeting or failing to meet any of the criteria being termed a flagged bill,
• wherein the flagging comprises halting the transporting with a flagged bill that meets or fails to meet at least a given set of the criteria positioned in one of the output receptacles,
• wherein the certain criteria include the denomination of a bill, a bill failing to meet a criterion of having its denomination determined being termed a no call bill;
• and
• determining whether a bill is a stranger bill and wherein the certain criteria include a bill being a stranger bill.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• generating a characteristic information output signal in response to detected characteristic information via the detector;
• generating a denomination signal in response to the information output signal;
• generating a suspect signal when a bill is determined to be suspect;
• producing tracking signals in response to the physical movement of the bills;
• generating a stopping signal in response to the suspect signal;
• and
• stopping a transport drive motor in response to the stopping signal.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• and
• halting the transporting in a predetermined manner in response to a determination that a bill meets a stranger bill criterion and in response to a determination that a bill meets a no call bill criterion,
• wherein a bill which meets the stranger bill criterion is termed a stranger bill, and wherein a bill which meets the no call bill criterion is termed a no call bill,
• wherein the halting occurs with the bill meeting the stranger bill or non call bill criterion being positioned in one of the output receptacles.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• and
• halting the transporting in a predetermined manner in response to a determination that a bill meets a stranger bill criterion and in response to a determination that a bill meets a no call bill criterion,
• wherein a bill which meets the stranger bill criterion is termed a stranger bill, and wherein a bill which meets the no call bill criterion is termed a no call bill,
• wherein the halting occurs with the bill meeting the stranger bill or no call bill criterion being located at a predetermined position.

A method of evaluating a stack of currency bills using a currency evaluation device comprising the acts of:

• receiving a stack of bills in an input receptacle of the evaluation device;
• transporting the bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle to one of exactly two output receptacles of the currency evaluation device;
• counting and determining the denomination of the bills utilizing a detector positioned along a transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacles;
• halting the transporting in a predetermined manner in response to a determination that a bill meets a stranger bill criterion and in response to a determination that a bill meets a no call bill criterion,
• wherein a bill which meets the stranger bill criterion is termed a stranger bill, and wherein a bill which meets the no call bill criterion is termed a no call bill;
• and
• determining whether bills are suspect and wherein one of a criterion is a bill being a suspect bill.