Automated document processing system using full image scanning
First Claim
1. A document processing device, comprising:
- a transport mechanism for conveying documents including currency bills along a transport path at a rate of at least 800 documents per minute;
an imaging sensor adjacent the transport path and operable to capture images of documents conveyed by the transport mechanism;
a denomination device adjacent the transport path and operable to denominate a value of each currency bill conveyed by the transport mechanism; and
a processor operable to control actuation of the transport mechanism and calculation of an accumulated value of denominated currency bills.
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Abstract
A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the documents from the transport mechanism after being transported past the image scanner and the discrimination unit. The image scanner operates to obtain a video image of the transported documents, or the image of a selected area of the documents. The document images are further processed to obtain field information contained in selected areas of the document. The discrimination unit operates to determine the value and authenticity of the document. A system controller directs the flows of documents over the transport mechanism.
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84 Claims
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1. A document processing device, comprising:
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a transport mechanism for conveying documents including currency bills along a transport path at a rate of at least 800 documents per minute;
an imaging sensor adjacent the transport path and operable to capture images of documents conveyed by the transport mechanism;
a denomination device adjacent the transport path and operable to denominate a value of each currency bill conveyed by the transport mechanism; and
a processor operable to control actuation of the transport mechanism and calculation of an accumulated value of denominated currency bills. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A document processing device, comprising:
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a transport mechanism for conveying documents including checks along a transport path at a rate of at least 800 documents per minute;
an imaging sensor adjacent the transport path and operable to capture images of documents conveyed by the transport mechanism; and
a processor operable to control actuation of the transport mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A document processing method, comprising:
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conveying documents including currency bills along a transport path at a rate of at least 800 documents per minute;
capturing images of documents conveyed along the transport path;
denominating a value of currency bills conveyed along the transport path; and
controlling actuation of the transport path and calculation of an accumulated value of denominated currency bills. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A document processing device, comprising:
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conveying documents including checks along a transport path at a rate of at least 800 documents per minute;
capturing images of documents conveyed along the transport path; and
controlling actuation of the transport path. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A document processing device, comprising:
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a transport mechanism for conveying currency bill documents, having wide and narrow edges, along a transport path with their wide edges leading;
an imaging sensor adjacent the transport path and operable to capture images of the currency bills conveyed by the transport mechanism;
a denomination device adjacent the transport path and operable to denominate a value of each currency bill conveyed by the transport mechanism; and
a processor operable to extract and recognize printed information from the captured currency bill images. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A document processing method, comprising:
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conveying currency bill documents, having wide and narrow edges, along a transport path with their wide edges leading;
imaging the conveyed currency bill documents so as to capture images of the currency bills;
denominating a value of each conveyed currency bill; and
processing to extract and recognize printed information from the captured currency bill images. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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