Abstract:
A paper sheet recognition apparatus, a paper sheet management apparatus, and paper sheet recognition method for performing recognition process for the paper sheets such as banknotes, checks, bills and exchange coupons, wherein image data of the paper sheets are acquired, and identification data that is printed on the paper sheets to identify the paper sheets uniquely are extracted in accordance with the acquired image data, while managing the identification information extracted correspondingly to the registration numbers marked on the paper sheets and the acquired image data, thereby allowing to precisely identify whether or not the paper sheets are judged to be legitimate bills by the paper sheets recognition apparatus.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a bill discriminating and counting apparatus including a display section which can perform display written in plural languages. The bill discriminating and counting apparatus includes a second storage area in which display data of a mother language can be written in addition to a first storage area in which data for the display written in commonly-used English is stored, and the display written in the mother language can be performed by writing the display data written in the mother language in the second storage area in the country where the bill discriminating and counting apparatus is used.
Abstract:
In a banknote recognition and counting machine (10), information concerning a count result on coins is inputted through an input unit (32, 53), and then the information concerning the count result on the coins inputted through the input unit (32, 53) is sent to a control unit (50). Thereafter, information concerning a count result on one or more banknotes counted by a recognition and counting unit (24) and the information concerning the count result on the coins inputted through the input unit are outputted, through an output unit (32p, 34, 52, 38). Meanwhile, in a money counting method, one or more banknotes, put from the outside into a casing (12) of the banknote recognition and counting machine (10), are recognized and counted by the recognition and counting unit (24). Meanwhile, the information concerning the count result on the coins is inputted through the input unit (32, 53), and then the information concerning the count result on one or more banknotes counted by the recognition and counting unit (24) and the information concerning the count result on the coins inputted through the input unit (32, 53) are outputted, through the output unit (32p, 34, 52, 38).
Abstract:
According to the present invention, pieces of data of states of sensors and actuators in a bill discriminating and counting apparatus are stored in a ring memory at constant time intervals, among these stored data, both the data involved in an error are associated with the error events and stored in a non-volatile memory or a hard disk when the error is occurred in the bill discriminating and counting apparatus, and then the data is read from the non-volatile memory or hard disk to analyze the error. Specifically, digital port input and output information (states of sensors and actuators), analog sensor voltage, and analog motor current value are stored in a memory at constant time intervals since the power is turned on or the counting is started, and the stored port information and voltage are stored in the non-volatile memory or the like along with contents of abnormality when the abnormality is occurred.
Abstract:
There is provided a bank note processing machine in which a discrimination sensor can be formed compactly even when bank notes are discriminated using a light source having a plurality of wavelengths and in which the bank note transport path is shortened to achieve compactness. A bank note processing machine in which bank notes placed on an insert tray are sequentially delivered one by one to be fed to a discrimination sensor section; the bank note types and the genuineness or falsehood of bank notes are discriminated based on signals detected by a discrimination sensor at the discrimination sensor section; and the discriminated bank notes are sent to an accumulating section, wherein the discrimination sensor is formed by a light projecting section for irradiating over a slit area substantially the entire passing width of the bank notes and a light receiving section constituted by a photodiode array; the light projecting section is formed by a light guide plate and at least one LED provided on a side of the light guide plate; and the light projecting section and light receiving section are provided in a face-to-face relationship with the transport path of the bank notes sandwiched therebetween or provided in parallel on one the of the transport path.
Abstract:
A note sorting and counting apparatus includes a draw-out unit for drawing out in succession notes accumulated in a stack, a discrimination unit for discriminating at least denomination of notes drawn out by the draw-out unit, a sorting unit for sorting notes according to the denomination of notes on the basis of the denomination discriminated by the discrimination unit, a plurality of temporary reserving units for temporarily reserving the notes sorted by the sorting unit according to the denomination of note, a judgement or determining unit for judging or determining whether the temporary reserving units are filled with notes, a corresponding plurality of containers for receiving notes accommodated in the temporary reserving unit according to the denomination of the stacked notes, and a control unit for causing the transfer of notes reserved in the temporary reserving units to their respective containers. The note sorting and counting apparatus is configured so that notes of the denomination filled in the temporary reserving unit will be transferred immediately to its respective container, with the result that there is no need for an operator to give each a transfer instruction. The apparatus makes it possible to accommodate notes of all denominations into the containers when a cycle of processing is completed or in the similar case.
Abstract:
A note sorting and counting apparatus comprises an ejecting device for ejecting notes one by one from a stack of notes, an identifying device for identifying the notes, a sorting device for sorting the notes into groups in accordance with the result of the identification, and a plurality of containers allotted to the respective groups, each container receiving the notes of the group to which it is allotted. The identification may be as to whether the note is obverse or reverse, and as to the denomination, and the notes may be sorted into groups comprising obverse notes of the respective denominations and a group comprising reverse notes. The identification may alternatively include one as to whether the note is normal or damaged, and the notes may then be sorted into a group comprising obverse and normal notes and a group comprising obverse and damaged notes. The apparatus may additionally be provided with a denomination designating device, in which case the sorting may be into a group comprising obverse and normal notes of the designated denomination, a group comprising obverse and damaged notes of the designated denomination, and a group comprising notes of the denominations which are not designated.
Abstract:
A development process for an electrophotographic duplicator using magnetic toner and a photosensitive material selected from the group consisting of selenium, organic semiconductor, and cadmium sulfide. The magnetic toner is transferred in a maximum thickness of 1.5 mm onto a cylindrical non-magnetic sleeve enclosing a magnetic roll. The magnetic force of the roll on the sleeve is in the range of from 300 to 1000 gauss and the toner comprises magnetite in the range of 40 to 70 percent by volume and has a volume specific resistivity higher than 10.sup.7 ohm-cm and a granulometric measure of less than 30 .mu.m. A surface potential is applied in the range of from 300 to 1200 volts on the photosensitive material formed on the surface of a rotatable drum-shaped member. The magnetic toner is continuously conveyed to a development section of the photosensitive material during rotation of the member for brushing the toner in contact with the photosensitive material. The distance between the sleeve and photosensitive material is set as equal to or smaller than the maximum thickness of the transferred toner. Subsequently the toner on the photosensitive material is electrostatically transferred to a recording sheet.
Abstract:
In a banknote recognition and counting machine (10), information concerning a count result on coins is inputted through an input unit (32, 53), and then the information concerning the count result on the coins inputted through the input unit (32, 53) is sent to a control unit (50). Thereafter, information concerning a count result on one or more banknotes counted by a recognition and counting unit (24) and the information concerning the count result on the coins inputted through the input unit are outputted, through an output unit (32p, 34, 52, 38).
Abstract:
The present invention provides a paper sheet recognizing apparatus for recognizing paper sheets having different sizes and colors for each type, by using a sensing unit including a line sensor that detects a light quantity of reflected light or transmitted light obtained by irradiating a paper sheet being transported with a plurality of lights having different source wavelengths. The apparatus includes a storing unit that stores therein reference size data and reference light quantity data generated beforehand for each type of paper sheets to be recognition candidates; a first determining unit that selects a recognition target type from the recognition candidates based on detected size data of the paper sheet detected by the sensing unit and the reference size data; and a second determining unit that determines a type of the paper sheet by comparing detected light quantity data of the paper sheet detected by the line sensor with the reference light quantity data of the recognition target type.