Use unit for bank note processing machines
First Claim
1. An apparatus for processing bank notes arranged for singling, counting, sorting and testing the authenticity of bank notes and papers of value, and operable in a plurality of operating modes, including a batch mode, a deposit mode, and a fitness mode, each of the operating modes including a plurality of functions, the individual operating modes being displayable on a display device, wherein said display device is arranged to display non-language specific icons which are configurably associated with said functions and which are selectable to perform an associated function, wherein certain of said icons may be associated with one or more of said functions by user definition;
- wherein said functions include at least one from the group consisting of a denomination count function, a reject entry function, a result reporting function, an over/short calculation function, and a sorting function;
wherein the display device contains a fingerprint sensor arranged to record a user'"'"'s fingerprint; and
wherein an initial set of said non-language specific icons are displayed according to the user'"'"'s fingerprint.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for processing bank notes, in particular for singling, counting, sorting and testing the authenticity of bank notes or papers of value, which can be operated in a plurality of operating modes and wherein a display device is provided for selecting and displaying the operating modes. Such an apparatus and method are to be improved in such a way that the operator prompting can be learned easily and fast, without any sacrifice of flexibility. This is obtained by designing the display device to display icons having variable functions associated therewith that arc selectable by an input device.
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13 Claims
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1. An apparatus for processing bank notes arranged for singling, counting, sorting and testing the authenticity of bank notes and papers of value, and operable in a plurality of operating modes, including a batch mode, a deposit mode, and a fitness mode, each of the operating modes including a plurality of functions, the individual operating modes being displayable on a display device, wherein said display device is arranged to display non-language specific icons which are configurably associated with said functions and which are selectable to perform an associated function, wherein certain of said icons may be associated with one or more of said functions by user definition;
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wherein said functions include at least one from the group consisting of a denomination count function, a reject entry function, a result reporting function, an over/short calculation function, and a sorting function; wherein the display device contains a fingerprint sensor arranged to record a user'"'"'s fingerprint; and wherein an initial set of said non-language specific icons are displayed according to the user'"'"'s fingerprint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for processing bank notes, including singling, counting, sorting and testing the authenticity of bank notes and papers of value, and operating in a plurality of operating modes including a batch mode, a deposit mode, and a fitness mode, each of the operating modes including a plurality of user-defined or adjusted functions, and using a touch-sensitive display device for selecting and displaying the operating modes, the display device containing a fingerprint sensor arranged to record a user'"'"'s fingerprint, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting functions or operator commands to be selected with the aid of non-language specific icons displayed on the display device, and effecting the selection by an input unit or specific device functions; and displaying an initial set of said non-language specific icons according to the user'"'"'s fingerprint; wherein the icons are configurably associated with said functions of the operating modes such that certain of said icons may be associated with one or more of said functions by user definition; and wherein said functions include at least one from the group consisting of a denomination count function, a reject entry function, a result reporting function, an over/short calculation function, and a sorting function. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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