System and method for monitoring bank notes for the presence of counterfeit bank notes
AssigneeGiesecke & Devrient GmbH
InventorWilhelm Buntscheck
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring bank notes for the presence of counterfeit bank notes provides for the detection of such data of each bank note to be monitored that permit a judgement to be made on the authenticity of the bank note. By way of the data detected, the authenticity of each bank note is judged, and in the event that the judgement of the authenticity of the respective bank note leads to the conclusion that a counterfeit and/or counterfeit suspect bank note is present, the data of the respective bank note are transferred to a data bank.
Claims18
A method for monitoring bank notes for the presence of counterfeit bank notes, comprising the steps of:
- detecting, by means of a sensor device at each of a plurality of external locations, data of each bank note to be monitored that permit judgement of authenticity of the bank note, and
- judging the authenticity of the respective bank note at the external locations on the basis of the data detected,
- characterized in that, in the event that a judgement of the authenticity of the respective bank note leads to a conclusion that at least one of a counterfeit and suspect bank note is present, the data of the respective bank note are transferred from the respective external location to a database disposed at a central location.
A system for monitoring bank notes for the presence of counterfeit bank notes, comprising:
- a plurality of external locations each having sensor means for detecting data of each bank note to be monitored that permit judgement of authenticity of the bank note, and
- a control means for judging the authenticity of the respective bank note on a basis of the data detected,
- characterized by an interface at each of the plurality of external locations which, under control of said control means, establishes a connection to from the respective external location to a database at a central location, via a communications network in an event that the judgement of the authenticity of the respective bank note by said control means has led to a conclusion that at least one of a counterfeit and suspect bank note is present, and data of the respective bank note are transferred to said database.
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