System and Method for Processing Value Documents

• US 20160253859A1
• Filed: 10/08/2014
• Published: 09/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
• Inventors: STAPFER, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,713,876 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/225 for detecting or indicating tampering
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/24 Managing the stock of valuable papers
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/30 Tracking or tracing valuable papers or cassettes
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/32 Record keeping transaction aspects G07F19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/207 Surveillance aspects at ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/209 Monitoring, auditing or diagnose of functioning of ATMs

Abstract

A system for processing value documents and a corresponding method, include an apparatus for processing value documents, a housing in which the apparatus is integrated and/or a support on which the apparatus is arranged, and a recording device provided in or on the housing and/or on the support for recording actions carried out by an operating person while operating the apparatus. The system and method provide a more reliable recording of the actions performed by the operating person and enables a more reliable later check of the operating process.

Claims

1-16. -16. (canceled)

17. A system for processing value documents, comprising:

an apparatus for processing value documents including checking, counting, sorting and/or destroying value documents;

a housing in which the apparatus is integrated, and/or a support on which the apparatus is arranged; and

a recording device provided in or on the housing and/or on the support for recording actions carried out by an operating person while operating the apparatus.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein the actions carried out by the operating person while operating the apparatus comprise supplying value documents intended for processing in the apparatus and/or removing value documents after their processing in the apparatus.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein the recording device is configured for recording still and/or moving images of the actions carried out by the operating person while operating the apparatus.

20. The system according to claim 17, having a reading device provided in or on the housing and/or on the support for capturing at least one information item for identifying the value documents intended for processing.

21. The system according to claim 20, wherein the reading device is configured for capturing an information item located on a container for identifying value documents located in the container and intended for processing.

22. The system according to claim 20, wherein the information item for identifying the value documents intended for processing is given in the form of a bar code.

23. The system according to claim 20, wherein the recording device and the reading device are given in the form of a camera device.

24. The system according to claim 23, wherein the camera device is integrated in the housing and there is provided on the housing at least one transparent housing region through which the camera device can capture the actions carried out by the operating person and/or the information item for identifying the value documents intended for processing.

25. The system according to claim 24, wherein a first housing region is so configured and/or arranged that the actions carried out by the operating person can be captured by the camera device therethrough.

26. The system according to claim 25, wherein the first and/or second housing region has an optical imaging element for imaging the actions carried out by the operating person or the information item for identifying the value documents onto the camera device.

27. The system according to claim 24, wherein a second housing region is so configured and/or arranged that the information item for identifying the value documents intended for processing can be captured by the camera device therethrough.

28. The system according to claim 27, wherein the first and/or second housing region has an optical imaging element for imaging the actions carried out by the operating person or the information item for identifying the value documents onto the camera device.

29. The system according to claim 20, having a control device which is configured for mutually associating the captured information item for identifying the value documents intended for processing and the image data obtained upon the recording of the actions carried out by the operating person.

30. The system according to preceding claim 17, having a control device which is configured for mutually associating processing data that are generated during the processing of value documents in the apparatus and the image data obtained upon the recording of the actions carried out by the operating person.

31. The system according to claim 17, wherein the support has at least one transparent placement area through which the actions carried out by the operating person can be recorded and/or the information item for identifying the value documents located on the placement area can be captured.

32. The system according to claim 17, wherein the recording and/or reading device is attached in the interior of the housing, and a user interface is transparent to the recording and/or reading device.

33. A method for processing value documents by which actions carried out by an operating person while operating an apparatus for processing value documents are recorded by a recording device, wherein the recording device is provided in or on a housing in which the apparatus is integrated, and/or on a support on which the apparatus is arranged.