Orientation sensing apparatus and method for a bill validator
AssigneeIgt
InventorsJamison Frady, Christopher D. Carlisle
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Abstract
A bill validating apparatus includes a housing having an elongated opening therein. At one end of the elongated opening there is an article receiving slot. A first sensor is on one long side of the elongated slot and a second sensor is on the other long side. The bill validating system includes a transport mechanism for moving the article of tender past the sensors. The bill validating apparatus also includes an orientation determination device communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor. In response to a determined orientation of the bill validating apparatus, the orientation determination device enables one of the first sensor or the second sensor.
Claims31
A bill validating apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an elongated opening within the housing having an article receiving slot at one end of the elongated opening, the article receiving slot sized to receive articles of tender;
- a first sensor on one long side of the elongated slot;
- a second sensor on the other long side of the elongated slot;
- a transport mechanism for moving the article of tender past a first sensor and a second sensor;
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- an orientation determination device communicatively coupled to the first sensors and the second sensors the orientation determination device enabling one of the first sensor or the second sensor based on the determined orientation of the bill validating apparatus.
A bill validating apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an elongated opening within the housing having an article receiving slot at one end of the elongated opening, the article receiving slot sized to receive articles of tender;
- a first sensor on one long side of the elongated slot;
- a second sensor on the other long side of the elongated slot;
- a transport mechanism for moving the article of tender past a first sensor and a second sensor;
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- an orientation determination device communicatively coupled to the first sensors and the second sensors the orientation determination device enabling one of the first sensor or the second sensor based on the determined orientation of the bill validating apparatus, wherein the orientation determination device further comprises:
- a first electrically conductive member;
- a second electrically conductive member;
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- a third electrically conductive member which is pivotally mounted on one end, the third electrically conductive member positioned between the first and second electrically conductive member when the bill validating apparatus is in a first orientation and positioned in an electrically conductive position when in a second orientation.
A bill validating apparatus mounted within a machine and capable of validating a ticket having printing on one side of the ticket when the ticket is presented to the bill validator, the bill validating apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an elongated opening within the housing having an article receiving slot at one end of the elongated opening, the article receiving slot sized to receive articles of tender;
- a first sensor on one long side of the elongated slot;
- a second sensor on the other long side of the elongated slot;
- a transport mechanism for moving the article of tender past a first sensor and a second sensor;
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- an orientation determination device communicatively coupled to the first sensors and the second sensors the orientation determination device enabling one of the first sensor or the second sensor based on the determined orientation of the bill validating apparatus, wherein the enabled first sensor of the bill validator is used to sense the printed side of the ticket when the bill validator is in a first orientation.
A bill validating apparatus mounted within a machine and capable of validating a ticket having printing on one side of the ticket when the ticket is presented to the bill validator, the bill validating apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- an elongated opening within the housing having an article receiving slot at one end of the elongated opening, the article receiving slot sized to receive articles of tender;
- a first sensor on one long side of the elongated slot;
- a second sensor on the other long side of the elongated slot;
- a transport mechanism for moving the article of tender past a first sensor and a second sensor;
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- an orientation determination device communicatively coupled to the first sensors and the second sensors the orientation determination device enabling one of the first sensor or the second sensor based on the determined orientation of the bill validating apparatus, wherein the enabled second sensor of the bill validator is used to sense the printed side of the ticket when the bill validator is in a second orientation.
A method for operating a bill validator comprising:
- determining orientation of a bill validator using a sensor;
- obtaining an indication of orientation of the bill validator from the sensor;
- enabling a first set of components of the bill validator in a first manner in response to indication of a first orientation;
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- enabling a second set of components of the bill validator in a second manner in response to indication of a second orientation.
A method for placing a bill validator apparatus in an environment comprising:
- providing mounts to allow mounting of the bill validator in a plurality of orientations;
- mounting the bill validator in the environment using at least some of the mounts;
- detecting orientation with a sensing element associated with the bill validator;
- indicating an orientation of the bill validator after mounting the bill validator in the environment;
- enabling at least one component when the sensing element indicates a first orientation;
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- enabling at least one other component when the orientation determination device indicates a second orientation of the bill validator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.