Device for handling value documents
AssigneeWincor Nixdorf International GmbH
InventorsUdo Petermann, Paul Freitag
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device (10) for handling notes of value, comprising an input unit (20) for input of at least one note of value, and a transport unit (24, 26, 248, 302, 304) for transport of the note of value into a transport direction (P1) along a transport path (218). A control unit (28) determines the note of value type of the note of value dependent on an image comprising a representation of the input note of value that is captured by means of an image detection unit (306), and dependent on the note of value type determined controls at least one processing unit (400, 600) for further processing the note of value that is located downstream the image detection unit (306).
Claims20
A device for handling notes of value, comprising:
- an input unit for input of at least one note of value;
- a transport unit for transport of the note of value in a transport direction along a transport path;
- an image detection unit for capturing at least one image comprising a representation of at least one note of value input;
- and
- a control unit configured to determine a note of value type of the input note of value dependent on the image, and control, dependent on the determined note of value type, at least one processing unit for processing the note of value arranged downstream of the image detection unit;
- wherein:
- the control unit is configured to classify the note of value type of each one of the notes of value as a check, a banknote, or an other sheet-shaped media;
- the control unit is configured to determine, in a first step, at least one dimension of the note of value based on the representation of the note of value in the image, and determine whether the note of value could be a banknote or a check dependent on said dimension;
- if the control unit determines in the first step that the note of value could be a banknote or a check, in a second step the control unit is configured to verify the presence of at least one characteristic feature of preset accepted banknotes;
- and
- if it was determined in the second step that the note of value is not an accepted banknote, in a third step the control unit is configured to verify the presence of at least one preset characteristic feature of checks.
A device for handling notes of value comprising:
- an input device configured to receive the notes of value;
- a transport unit configured to transport the notes of value in a transport direction along a transport path of the device;
- an image detection unit configured to capture at least one image of each one of the notes of value;
- at least one processing unit arranged downstream of the image detection unit in the transport path, and configured to process the notes of value;
- a control unit configured to:
- determine in a first step at least one dimension of each one of the notes of value based on the at least one image to determine whether each one of the notes of value is a banknote, a check, or other sheet-shaped media based on the at least one dimension, and control the at least one processing unit based on the determination;
- verify in a second step presence of at least one predetermined characteristic feature of preset accepted banknotes present in a first note of the notes of value if the control unit previously determined that the first note is a banknote or a check;
- and
- verify in a third step presence of at least one predetermined characteristic feature of preset accepted checks present in the first note if the control unit previously determined that the first note is not a banknote.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.