Method and system for recognition of currency by denomination
First Claim
1. A method of detecting the denomination of a currency note transported along a path of travel, the method comprising:
- receiving position and skew data detected by external sensors for sensing the position and skew of the note;
assembling a first data image of pixel data representing a two-dimensional image of substantially all of the note while averaging the pixel data in groups for further processing;
adjusting the first data image to account for anomalies in the pixel data in said first data image;
correcting the first data image based on the skew data to eliminate skew; and
relating the first data image to a plurality of pre-defined data images according to a mathematical function to determine whether the first data image can be classified as matching any one of the pre-defined plurality of data images corresponding to a specific currency denominations;
wherein the adjusting step includes testing each pixel to detect absence of note material, and when an absence of note material is detected, the pixel data is set to a neutral value to identify the absence of note material in order to facilitate comparison of the first data image to each of the plurality of pre-defined data images to determine the specific currency denomination.
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Abstract
A denomination recognition apparatus and method uses a programmed microelectronic CPU (14) to execute program instructions (19) stored in PROM (18) to read in pixel data from an optical imaging section including LEDs (15) and photodiodes (16) for generating signals which can be converted to a first image of a currency note (13) being transported along the path of travel. The CPU (14) receives position and skew data detected by external sensors for sensing the position and skew of the note (13). The CPU (14) executes the program instructions, first to assemble a first data image of pixel data representing a two-dimensional image of substantially all of the note while averaging the pixel data in groups for further processing; second, to correct the first data image based on the skew data to eliminate skew; and third, to relate the first data image to a plurality of pre-defined data images according to a mathematical function to determine whether the first data image can be classified as matching any one of the pre-defined data images corresponding to a specific currency denomination.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of detecting the denomination of a currency note transported along a path of travel, the method comprising:
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receiving position and skew data detected by external sensors for sensing the position and skew of the note; assembling a first data image of pixel data representing a two-dimensional image of substantially all of the note while averaging the pixel data in groups for further processing; adjusting the first data image to account for anomalies in the pixel data in said first data image; correcting the first data image based on the skew data to eliminate skew; and relating the first data image to a plurality of pre-defined data images according to a mathematical function to determine whether the first data image can be classified as matching any one of the pre-defined plurality of data images corresponding to a specific currency denominations; wherein the adjusting step includes testing each pixel to detect absence of note material, and when an absence of note material is detected, the pixel data is set to a neutral value to identify the absence of note material in order to facilitate comparison of the first data image to each of the plurality of pre-defined data images to determine the specific currency denomination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for detecting the denomination of a currency note transported along a path of travel, the apparatus comprising:
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an imaging section for generating signals which can be converted to image data for assembling a first image of the note when transported along the path of travel; an interface for receiving position data and skew data detected by external sensors for sensing the position and skew of the note; a processor connected for receiving the position data and the skew data from the interface and for executing a first group of program instructions for reading and assembling a first data image of pixel data representing a two-dimensional image of substantially all of the note while averaging the pixel data in groups for further processing; wherein the processor executes a second group of program instructions for correcting the first data image based on the skew data to eliminate skew; wherein the processor executes a third group of program instructions for adjusting the first data image to account for anomalies in said first data image, the third group of program instructions being executed to test each pixel to detect absence of note material, and when an absence of note material is detected, the pixel data is set to a neutral value to identify the absence of note material in order to facilitate comparison of the first data image to each of a plurality of pre-defined data images to determine a specific currency denomination; and wherein the processor executes a fourth group of program instructions for relating the first data image to the plurality of pre-defined data images according to a mathematical function to determine whether the first data image can be classified as matching any one of the plurality of pre-defined data images corresponding to a specific currency denomination. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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