Use unit for bank note processing machines
First Claim
1. An apparatus 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, the individual operating modes being displayable on a display device, characterized in that the display device is designed to display symbols (icons), the symbols having variable functions associated therewith which are selectable or presettable by an input device and/or by specific device functions.
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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 are selectable by an input device.
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- 1. An apparatus 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, the individual operating modes being displayable on a display device, characterized in that the display device is designed to display symbols (icons), the symbols having variable functions associated therewith which are selectable or presettable by an input device and/or by specific device functions.
- 7. A 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 touch-sensitive display device is provided for selecting and displaying the operating modes, characterized in that the functions or operator commands to be selected are selected with the aid of symbols displayed on the display unit, the selection being effected by an input unit or specific device functions.
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