Bill-discriminating apparatus
First Claim
1. A bill-discriminating apparatus, including a frame having a slot defining a passage which has an input end through which a bill is conveyed, for discriminating a conveyed bill by comparing patterns read from the bill with standard patterns, said bill discriminating apparatus comprising:
- means for reading patterns from the conveyed bill;
one or more sensors, operatively connected to said means for reading patterns, for determining the conveyance condition of the bill;
means, operatively connected to said one or more sensors, for generating the standard patterns corresponding to the conveyance condition of the bill and the denomination of the bill by dividing a predetermined area of the bill into sections, said means comprising;
a model map memory for storing the standard patterns provided by said means for generating the standard patterns; and
zone address-selecting means, operatively connected to said model map memory, for supplying address data to said model map memory in order to read out the standard patterns corresponding to the conveyance condition of the bill and denomination of the bill, said zone address-selecting means generating said address data in dependence upon information concerning the conveyance condition of the bill, including the amount of tilt of the bill, information regarding the width of the bill, deviation of the bill in the passage in the direction of a line perpendicular to the direction of the conveyance of the bill, the conveyance speed of the bill, and the denomination of the bill; and
means, operatively connected to said means for reading patterns, for comparing the patterns read from the bill with the standard patterns, thereby discriminating the denomination of the bill and whether the bill is real or counterfeit.
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Abstract
A bill-discriminating apparatus which is used, for example, in an automatic deposit machine and which discriminates a bill by comparing patterns read from the bill with standard patterns. The apparatus includes a circuit for reading patterns from a conveyed bill, one or more sensors for determining the conveyance condition of the bill, a circuit for generating standard patterns corresponding to the conveyance condition of the bill and/or to the kind of bill, and a circuit for comparing the patterns, read from the bill by the circuit for reading patterns, with the standard patterns, thereby discriminating the truth of falsity of the bill and/or the kind of bill.
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8 Claims
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1. A bill-discriminating apparatus, including a frame having a slot defining a passage which has an input end through which a bill is conveyed, for discriminating a conveyed bill by comparing patterns read from the bill with standard patterns, said bill discriminating apparatus comprising:
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means for reading patterns from the conveyed bill; one or more sensors, operatively connected to said means for reading patterns, for determining the conveyance condition of the bill; means, operatively connected to said one or more sensors, for generating the standard patterns corresponding to the conveyance condition of the bill and the denomination of the bill by dividing a predetermined area of the bill into sections, said means comprising; a model map memory for storing the standard patterns provided by said means for generating the standard patterns; and zone address-selecting means, operatively connected to said model map memory, for supplying address data to said model map memory in order to read out the standard patterns corresponding to the conveyance condition of the bill and denomination of the bill, said zone address-selecting means generating said address data in dependence upon information concerning the conveyance condition of the bill, including the amount of tilt of the bill, information regarding the width of the bill, deviation of the bill in the passage in the direction of a line perpendicular to the direction of the conveyance of the bill, the conveyance speed of the bill, and the denomination of the bill; and means, operatively connected to said means for reading patterns, for comparing the patterns read from the bill with the standard patterns, thereby discriminating the denomination of the bill and whether the bill is real or counterfeit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A bill-discriminating apparatus including a slot defining a passage which has an input end through which a bill is conveyed, for discrimiating the conveyed bill by comparing patterns read from the bill with standard patterns, said bill discriminating apparatus comprising:
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means for reading patterns from the conveyed bill; position sensing means including a plurality of sensor elements, arranged in one or more rows extending at an angle with respect to a line parallel to the direction of conveyance of the bill, for sensing the position of a edge of the bill; skew sensing means, operatively connected to said position sensing means, for determining the amount of tilt of the bill in the passage, thereby determining the conveyance condition of the bill; means, operatively connected to said skew sensing means, for generating the standard pattern corresponding to the conveyance condition determined by said skew sensing means and the denomination of the bill; and means, operatively connected to said means for reading patterns, for comparing the patterns read from the bill with the standard patterns, thereby discriminating the denomination of the bill and whether the bill is real or counterfeit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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