System and method for processing bank notes
First Claim
1. A system for processing value documents, comprising:
- at least one bank-note processing machine having a hardware image sensor and a hardware sorting component for physically sorting bank notes, and further having a central control device on which there are implemented software modules for operation of the bank-note processing machine, wherein the central control device comprises an industrial PC configured to analyze the software modules to identify and classify the software modules as being optional or necessary for operation of the bank-note processing machine, such that software modules classified as necessary that are necessary for standard operation of the bank-note processing machine remain on the industrial PC, and wherein at least one software module classified as optional for operation of the bank-note processing machine is moved to or remains on an application server; and
the application server which is connected to the bank-note processing machine via a communication network and on which there is implemented at least one further software module which is executed on the application server and provides to the bank-note processing machine an application which provides at least one function going beyond the standard operation of the bank-note processing machine, wherein the application server flexibly supplements processing power of the bank-note processing machine according to current processing demands of the bank-note processing machine,wherein the bank-note processing machine comprises at least one checking device which captures raw data and/or measuring data of the bank notes processed with the bank-note processing machine, wherein the raw data and/or measuring data provided by the checking deuce of the bank-note processing machine comprise serial-number data of the bank notes processed by the bank-note processing machine, wherein the application server is arranged, due to a serial-number application executed thereon, for storing in a serial-number archive the serial-number data provided by the bank-note processing machine, and supervising the flow of the bank notes between the bank-note processing machines that are in communication with the application server, using the serial-number data provided by the bank-note processing machine as well as using the serial-number archive.
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Abstract
A system for processing bank notes and a corresponding method comprises at least one bank-note processing machine having a central control device on which only those software modules are implemented that are necessary for the standard operation of the bank-note processing machine for counting, checking and/or sorting bank notes. At least one application server is connected to the bank-note processing machine via an external communication network and has implemented thereon at least one further software module which is executed on the application server and provides an application which provides at least one function going beyond the standard operation of the bank-note processing machine. The application provided on the application server involves a configuration application, a serial-number application, a reporting application and/or a servicing application.
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9 Claims
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1. A system for processing value documents, comprising:
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at least one bank-note processing machine having a hardware image sensor and a hardware sorting component for physically sorting bank notes, and further having a central control device on which there are implemented software modules for operation of the bank-note processing machine, wherein the central control device comprises an industrial PC configured to analyze the software modules to identify and classify the software modules as being optional or necessary for operation of the bank-note processing machine, such that software modules classified as necessary that are necessary for standard operation of the bank-note processing machine remain on the industrial PC, and wherein at least one software module classified as optional for operation of the bank-note processing machine is moved to or remains on an application server; and the application server which is connected to the bank-note processing machine via a communication network and on which there is implemented at least one further software module which is executed on the application server and provides to the bank-note processing machine an application which provides at least one function going beyond the standard operation of the bank-note processing machine, wherein the application server flexibly supplements processing power of the bank-note processing machine according to current processing demands of the bank-note processing machine, wherein the bank-note processing machine comprises at least one checking device which captures raw data and/or measuring data of the bank notes processed with the bank-note processing machine, wherein the raw data and/or measuring data provided by the checking deuce of the bank-note processing machine comprise serial-number data of the bank notes processed by the bank-note processing machine, wherein the application server is arranged, due to a serial-number application executed thereon, for storing in a serial-number archive the serial-number data provided by the bank-note processing machine, and supervising the flow of the bank notes between the bank-note processing machines that are in communication with the application server, using the serial-number data provided by the bank-note processing machine as well as using the serial-number archive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for processing value documents, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
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executing, by a bank-note processing machine having a hardware image sensor and a hardware sorting component for physically sorting bank notes, and further having a central control device on which there are implemented software modules for operation of the bank-note processing machine, the central control device comprising an industrial PC configured to analyze the software modules to identify and classify the software modules as being optional or necessary for operation of the bank-note processing machine, such that software modules classified as necessary that are necessary for standard operation of the bank-note processing machine remain on the industrial PC, and wherein at least one software module classified as optional for operation of the bank-note processing machine is moved to or remains on an application server; and executing at least one further software module on the application server which can communicate with the bank-note processing machine via a communication network, wherein the at least one further software module provides an application which provides at least one function going beyond the standard operation of the bank-note processing machine, and wherein the application server flexibly supplements processing power of the bank-note processing machine according to current processing demands of the bank-note processing machine, wherein the bank-note processing machine comprises at least one checking device which captures raw data and/or measuring data of the bank notes processed with the bank-note processing machine, wherein the raw data and/or measuring data provided by the checking deuce of the bank-note processing machine comprise serial-number data of the bank notes processed by the bank-note processing machine, wherein the application server is arranged, due to a serial-number application executed thereon, for storing in a serial-number archive the serial-number data provided by the bank-note processing machine, and supervising the flow of the bank notes between the bank-note processing machines that are in communication with the application server, using the serial-number data provided by the bank-note processing machine as well as using the serial-number archive.
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