EP0960399B2 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zur dokumentverarbeitung - Google Patents

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EP0960399B2
EP0960399B2 EP97927796A EP97927796A EP0960399B2 EP 0960399 B2 EP0960399 B2 EP 0960399B2 EP 97927796 A EP97927796 A EP 97927796A EP 97927796 A EP97927796 A EP 97927796A EP 0960399 B2 EP0960399 B2 EP 0960399B2
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Lars R. Stromme
Frank M. Csulits
Bradford T. Graves
William J. Jones
Robert L. Klein
Richard A. Mazur
Douglas U. Mennie
Heinz W. Schreiter
Matthew L. Anderson
Mark C. Munro
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D7/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
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  • An apparatus for counting and verifying documents which is provided with a digital control network is known from US-A-5,430,664 .
  • the digital control network coordinates the operations of counting and verifying documents.
  • a transport mechanism moves documents along a guide path through the apparatus.
  • Sensors are located along the guide path for determining optical and magnetic characteristics of the documents and producing signals relative thereto.
  • the measured signals are sampled and digitized by an analog-to digital converter under the control of a microprocessor. Multiple samples of the sensor signals are accumulated within memory as each document passes adjacent to the sensors.
  • the accumulated values are compared with reference values in order to verify each document which passes adjacent to the sensors.
  • Documents are counted after verification. individual piece counts and monetary values of such piece counts are provided and counterfeit documents, such as passed for United States currency, can be detected.
  • US-A-4,653,647 discloses a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention provides a device and a method according to the independent claims.
  • FIG. 1 depicts an exterior perspective view
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of a multi-pocket document evaluation device 10 such as a currency discriminator according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the currency discriminator 10 is compact having a height (H) of about 17 1 ⁇ 2 inches (44.5 cm), width (W) of about 13 1 ⁇ 2 inches (34.3 cm), and a depth (D) of about 15 inches (38.1 cm) and weighs approximately 35 lbs. (16 kg).
  • the evaluation device 10 may be rested upon a tabletop.
  • currency bills are fed, one by one, from a stack of currency bills placed in an input receptacle 12 into a transport mechanism.
  • the transport mechanism includes a transport plate or guide plate 240 for guiding currency bills to one of a plurality of output receptacles 217a and 217b.
  • a bill Before reaching the output receptacles 217a. 217b a bill can be, for example, evaluated, analyzed, authenticated, discriminated, counted and/or otherwise processed. The results of the above process or processes may be used to determine to which output receptacle 217a, 217b a bill is directed.
  • documents such as currency bills are transported, scanned, and identified at a rate equal to or greater than 600 bills per minute. In another embodiment, documents such as currency bills are transported, scanned, and identified at a rate equal to or greater than 800 bills per minute. In another embodiment, documents such as currency bills are transported, scanned, and identified at a rate equal to or greater than 1000 bills per minute.
  • the identification may include the determination of the denomination of each bill.
  • the input receptacle 12 for receiving a stack of bills to be processed is formed by downwardly sloping and converging walls 205 and 206 (see FIG. 2 ) formed by a pair of removable covers (not shown) which snap onto a frame.
  • the converging wall 206 supports a removable hopper (not shown) that includes vertically disposed side walls (not shown).
  • One embodiment of an input receptacle is described and illustrated in more detail in PCT patent application Publication No. WO 96/10800 published on April 11, 1996.
  • the currency discriminator 10 in FIG. 1 has a touch panel display 15 in one embodiment of the present invention which displays appropriate "functional" keys when appropriate.
  • the touch panel display 15 simplifies the operation of the multi-pocket currency discriminator 10.
  • the touch panel display 15 may be a full graphics display. Alternatively or additionally physical keys or buttons may be employed.
  • the currency bills are moved in seriatim from the bottom of a stack of bills along a curved guideway 211 (shown in FIG. 2 ) which receives bills moving downwardly and rearwardly and changes the direction of travel to a forward direction.
  • a stripping wheel 220 (shown in FIG. 3 ) mounted on a stripping wheel shaft 219 aids in feeding the bills to the curved guideway 211.
  • the curvature of the guideway 211 corresponds substantially to the curved periphery of a drive roll 223 so as to form a narrow passageway for the bills along the rear side of the drive roll 223.
  • An exit end of the curved guideway 211 directs the bills onto the transport plate 240 which carries the bills through an evaluation section and to one of the output receptacles 217a, 217b.
  • Stacking of the bills in one embodiment is accomplished by a pair of driven stacking wheels 212a and 213a for the first or upper output receptacle 217a and by a pair of stacking wheels 212b and 213b for the second or bottom output receptacle 217b.
  • the stacker wheels 212a,b and 213a,b are supported for rotational movement about respective shafts 215a,b journalled on a rigid frame and driven by a motor (not shown).
  • Flexible blades of the stacker wheels 212a and 213a deliver the bills onto a forward end of a stacker plate 214a.
  • the flexible blades of the stacker wheels 212b and 213b deliver the bills onto a forward end of a stacker plate 214b.
  • a diverter 260 directs the bills to either the first or second output receptacle 217a, 217b. When the diverter is in a lower position, bills are directed to the first output receptacle 217a. When the diverter 260 is in an upper position, bills proceed in the direction of the second output receptacle 217b.
  • a bill 20 being transported by the drive roll 223 engages the transport plate 240.
  • Bills are positively driven along the transport plate 240 by means of a transport roll arrangement comprising both driven and passive rolls.
  • a pair of O-rings 244 and 245 fit into grooves formed in a drive roll 241 and in the drive roll 223.
  • the pair of O-rings 244 and 245 engage the bill 20 continuously between the two driven upper rolls 223 and 241 and assist in holding the bill 20 flat against the transport plate 240.
  • Such an embodiment aids to the performance of the sensors of the evaluation region 247.
  • Rolls 223 and 241 are driven by a motor (not shown) via a belt 21.
  • Such an arrangement is illustrated in more detail in United States patent application Serial No. 08/450,505 referred to above,
  • Passive rolls 250, 251 are mounted on an underside of the transport plate 240 in such a manner as to be freewheeling about their respective axes 254 and 255 and biased into counter-rotating contact with their corresponding driven upper rolls 223 and 241.
  • the passive rolls 250 and 251 preferably have high-friction rubber surfaces and are biased into contact with their respective driven upper rolls 223 and 241 by means of a pair of H-shaped leaf springs 252 and 253 (see FIG. 5 ).
  • the central portion of each leaf spring is fastened to the transport plate 240, which is fastened rigidly to the machine frame, so that the relatively stiff arms of the H-shaped springs exert a constant biasing pressure against the passive rolls 250 and 251 and push them against the corresponding upper rolls 223 and 241.
  • the driven and passive transport rolls are preferably coplanar with a flat upper surface of the transport plate 240 so that currency bills can be positively driven along the top surface of the plate in a flat manner.
  • the bills are firmly gripped under uniform pressure between the driven and passive rolls.
  • the H-shaped leaf springs 252 and 253 aid in reducing bill twisting or skewing.
  • the O-rings 244, 245 are also effective in ensuring that central portions of the bills are held flat.
  • the distance between the axes of the two driven upper rolls 223 and 241 and the corresponding counter-rotating passive rolls 250 and 251 is selected to be just short of a length of a narrow dimension of the currency bills.
  • FIG. 6 depicts various shafts of the multi-pocket document evaluation device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the distance between the shafts should preferably be less than the width of the bills that are to be evaluated.
  • the transport plate 240 is substantially flat and linear.
  • the uncomplicated surfaces of the transport plate 240 have no protruding features.
  • the bills are delivered to an appropriate output receptacle 217a or 217b after being evaluated without the use of belts contacting the bills.
  • the transport plate 240 has a first substantially planar region 240a defining a first plane. The evaluation of bills is performed in the first substantially planar region 240a.
  • the first substantially planar region 240a ends at a point 300.
  • the transport plate 240 also has a second substantially planar region 240b defining a second plane.
  • the second substantially planar region 240b begins at the point 300.
  • the second substantially planar region extends up to a diverting flange 240d.
  • the first and second substantially planar regions 240a and 240b substantially define the entire region of the transport path from the evaluation mechanism to the plurality of output receptacles 217a.b.
  • the second substantially planar region 240b does not deviate from the first substantially planar region 240a by more than about 90 degrees. In a second embodiment, the second region 240b does not deviate from the first region 240a by more than about 60 degrees. In a third embodiment, the second region 240b does not deviate from the first region 240a by more than about 45 degrees. In a fourth embodiment, the second region 240b does not deviate from the first region 240a by more than about 30 degrees. As depicted in FIG. 7a , the second region 240b is substantially planar with the first region 240a, deviating from the first region 240a by an angle of ⁇ degrees where ⁇ is about 26 degrees.
  • the transport plate 240 also has a third substantially planar region 240c defining a third plane.
  • the third substantially planar region 240c does not deviate by more than about 45 degrees from the first region 240a. In another embodiment, the third region 240c does not deviate by more than about 25 degrees from the first region 240a. As depicted in FIG. 7a , the third region 240c deviates from the first region 240a by an angle of ⁇ degrees where ⁇ is about 16 degrees.
  • the transport plate 240 has a plurality of apertures 25 therein.
  • aperturcs 25 are present only where necessary to facilitate the functioning of passive rolls and driven rolls and a diverter 260.
  • apertures 25 are present only where necessary to facilitate the functioning of passive and driven rolls, diverter 260, and various sensors such as scanheads, doubles detectors, and document location sensors.
  • Apertures for sensors may covered with materials that do not interfere with the functioning of corresponding sensors while nonetheless facilitating the transport plate in appearing smooth and continuous to passing bills. For example, when optical sensors are being employed, corresponding apertures may contain lenses that are flush with the transport surface of the transport plate. Likewise, materials that do not interfere with the operation of magnetic sensors may be employed to cover any apertures created to facilitate their operation.
  • the transport plate may be constructed from a material that does not interfere with the operation of such sensors so that no apertures need be created in the first place, e.g. , a clear plastic transport plate permitting the functioning of optical sensors.
  • Apertures 25c and 25d may contain lenses that are flush with the transport surface of the transport plate. Where apertures 25c and 25d contain such lenses, the transport plate 240a effectively contains only apertures 25a and 25b ( i.e ., apertures only for the transport rolls and the diverter).
  • Apertures 25a and 25b in a second region 240b of the transport plate 240 are shown in FIG. 7d .
  • This clean and unobstructed of transport plate 240 facilitates a reduction in the jamming of the currency bills as well as facilitating the ease with which jammed bills can be removed from the system 10.
  • the transport plate 240 has a unitary and integral construction. Such an embodiment is depicted in FIGs. 2 and 7a-7e . However, the transport plate 240 may be constructed of a plurality of individual plates. Such an alternate embodiment is illustrated in FIGs. 10a , 10b , 11a , and 11b . Referring to FIG. 11b , a portion of a transport plate 240' is depicted in which one of a plurality of individual plates is illustrated. The transport plate 240' includes the portion depicted in FIG. 11b and another portion 240'' (see FIG. 10a ) in the vicinity of the evaluation region. In one embodiment, the transport plate 240" is comprised of a molded plastic plate.
  • the portion of the transport plate 240' depicted in FIG. 11b has a first substantially planar region 240e defining a first plane.
  • the substantially planar region 240e begins after the bills have been evaluated.
  • the substantially planar region 240e may optionally be slightly angled at a point 301' to assist in preventing bills from getting caught in the area between the evaluating mechanism and the substantially planar region 240e.
  • the first substantially planar region 240e ends at a point 300'.
  • the transport plate 240' also has a second substantially planar region 240f defining a second plane.
  • the second substantially planar region 240f begins at the point 300'.
  • the second substantially planar region extends up to a diverting flange 240g.
  • the first and second substantially planar regions 240e and 240f define substantially the entire path from the evaluation region to the plurality of output receptacles 217a,b.
  • FIGs. 8a-8c and 9a-9c illustrate, respectively, first and second follower plates 262 and 278. As illustrated, these plates are substantially free from surface features and are substantially smooth like the transport plate 240.
  • the follower plates 262 and 278 are positioned in spaced relation to transport plate 240 so as to define a currency pathway there between.
  • the follower plates 262 and 278 and the transport plate such a 240 or 240' contribute to defining a pathway that is free and unencumbered between the roll 251 and the output receptacles 217a and 217b for the bill. As illustrated, the follower plates 262 and 278 have apertures only where necessary for accommodation of passive rolls 268, 270, 284, and 286.
  • FIG. 9a illustrates a bill 20 between the driven rolls 280 and 282 and their respective passive rolls 284 and 286.
  • the passive rolls 284. 286 are biased by H-springs 288, 289 into passive counter-rotating contact with the driven rolls 280, 282, respectively, in a manner similar to that described above in connection with passive rolls 250, 251.
  • Bills are then directed to the lower output receptacle 217b via the stacker wheels 212b and 213b.
  • a sensor 235b Also illustrated in FIG. 9a is a sensor 235b. Sensor 235b may be used to detect when bills pass by the sensor. The above description of sensor 235a in connection with FIG. 8a likewise applies to sensor 235b.
  • the multi-pocket document evaluation devices 10 of FIGs. 12-14 includes passive rolls 250, 251 which are mounted on an underside of the transport plate 240 and are biased into counter-rotating contact with their corresponding driven upper rolls 223 and 241.
  • Other embodiments includes a plurality of follower plates which are substantially free from surface features and are substantially smooth like the transport plate 240.
  • the follower plates 262 and 278 are positioned in spaced relation to transport plate 240 so as to define a currency pathway there between.
  • follower plates 262 and 278 have apertures only where necessary for accommodation of passive rolls 268, 270, 284, and 286.
  • sensors may be employed to detect bills or security threads printed or coated with thermochromatic materials (materials that change color with a change in temperature). Examples of threads incorporating thermochromatic materials are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,465,301 .
  • the scanhead 18a also includes a photodetector 26a mounted directly over the center of the illuminated strip for sensing the light reflected off the strip.
  • a lower scanhead 18b includes a pair of LEDs 22b. directing light upwardly through an optical mask on top of the lens 283 onto a bill traversing the flat guide plate 240 above the scanhead.
  • no call bills are delivered to an output receptacle separate from the one or more output receptacles receiving identified bills.
  • the operation of the discriminator need not be suspended until all the bills placed in the input receptacle have been processed.
  • the value of any no call bills may then be added to the appropriate counters after the stack of bills has been processed through a reconciliation process.
  • One embodiment that may be used for stopping the transport mechanism in response to the detection of an unidentified bill or a bill meeting some other criteria such as being a suspect bill. denomination change, etc., is described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,295,196 .
  • one or more sensors retrieve information from passing bills. This information is processed by a signal processor such as a CPU.
  • the position of bills in the transport mechanism is monitored. This monitoring of bill positioned is accomplished via the use of an optical encoder as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,295,196 . If the denomination of the bill is identified, the signal processor generates a signal indicative of the determined denomination. If the denomination of the bill is not determined, the signal processor generates a no call signal.
  • a suspect signal is generated or a particular type of suspect signal is generated indicative of the reason why the bill is believed to be suspect, e.g., failure of a magnetic test, failure of a UV test, etc.
  • error signals may be generated for other reasons including the detection of various minor errors such as a denomination change or stranger condition or the detection a major error such as doubles or chains.
  • the authenticating and discriminating unit 406 determines that a bill is a fake
  • the flagged bill is routed to a specific one of the output receptacles.
  • the operation of the discriminator may or may not then be suspended.
  • the no call bill may be transported to one of the output receptacles 408', 408".
  • suspect bills may be delivered to a specific one of the two output receptacles (i.e ., a reject receptacle) and no calls and identified bills may be sent to the other output receptacle.
  • the operation of the discriminator need not be suspended when a suspect bill is encountered but may be suspended when a no call bill is encountered. If the operation is suspended at the time the no call bill is detected and the operator determines that the no call bill is acceptable. the operator returns the bill to the output receptacle from which it was removed (if it was removed) and selects a selection element (not shown) corresponding to the denomination of the flagged bill. Appropriate counters (not shown) are incremented, the discriminator system 403 resumes operation.
  • the operator determines that the flagged bill is unacceptable, the operator removes the bill without replacement from the output receptacle and selects a continuation element (not shown).
  • the discriminator system 403 resumes operation without incrementing the counters associated with the various denomination and/or the total value counters.
  • no call bills are delivered to a specific output receptacle separate from the output receptacle receiving identified bills.
  • the operation of the discriminator need not be suspended until all the bills placed in the input receptacle 404 have been processed.
  • the operation of the discriminator need not be suspended when a no call is encountered but may be suspended when a suspect bill is detected so that the operator may remove any suspect bills from the discriminator.
  • the value of any no call bills may then be added to the appropriate counters after the stack of bills has been processed through a reconciliation process.
  • the flagged bill when the transport mechanism is to be stopped in response to a bill being flagged, the flagged bill may be located at a predetermined position within an output receptacle. e.g ., last bill, in stacker wheel, or alternatively, the transport mechanism may be stopped before the flagged bill is transported to one of the output receptacles.
  • the system 403 may correspond, for example, to the discriminators described above having two output pockets such as those shown in FIGs. 1-2, and 10 .
  • the discrimination system is selectively programmable among several operating modes so that an operator may select, for example, which bills to flag, in which pocket to direct the flagged or unflagged bills, and/or which stopping conditions to activate or de-activate.
  • the several operating modes will be discussed in detail below.
  • the system may be programmed to deliver a flagged bill into a selected pocket and suspend operation of the machine to allow for inspection of the bill, as described in relation to FIG. 17 . or the machine may be programmed to "off-sort'' flagged or unflagged bills into a different pocket and either stop to allow for inspection of the "off-sorted" bill or continue processing the stack of bills without stopping.
  • a bill may be flagged and the discriminator systems described above such as those in conjunction with FIGs, 1-2, 10a-10b, 12-14, and 17-18 may be stopped upon encountering an unidentified or "no call" bill, as discussed above, or for any number of other stopping conditions.
  • these discriminator systems may stop upon the occurrence of minor errors or major errors, both of which will be discussed in detail below.
  • These discriminator systems may include an audio alarm to provide an audible signal upon the occurrence of one or more of the minor or major error conditions.
  • the audio alarm is programmable to permit the operator to selectively activate or de-activate the audio alarm for any or all of the minor or major error conditions.
  • a "no call" condition occurs when the discriminating device is unable to identify or determine the denomination of a note, the unidentified note being termed a no call.
  • a "Suspect Document” is a note that fails one or more authentication tests based on a variety of monitored parameters.
  • a discriminating device may permit the operator to enable or disable the detection of Suspect Documents, by for example, enabling or disabling one or more the authentication tests.
  • a "Separate Series" condition occurs when a note is identified as having a different series than prior bills or a target series. For example, when a new-series $100 bill (i.e. , a 1996-series $100 bill) is scanned in a stack of previously scanned old-series $100 bills, the condition "Separate Series" may occur. This function may be employed in conjunction with the modes described below where it is desired to discriminate of notes based on their series, e.g ., to discriminate between a 1993-series $50 bills and 1950-series $50 bills or to discriminate between all pre-1996 series U.S. notes from all 1996 and later series U.S. notes.
  • An "Reverse-Oriented" condition occurs when a machine is operating in a Forward/Reverse Orientation mode and a document having a forward/reverse orientation other than a target forward/reverse orientation is detected.
  • the discrimination device may permit the setting of limits on the number of bills based on various conditions. For example, it may be desirable to gather $20 bills into stacks of fifty bills. Accordingly, if for example bills are being processed such that $20 bills and only $20 are being directed into the first output receptacle, the device may halt after fifty $20 bills have been delivered into the first pocket. The display may then indicate that a strap limit has been reached for the first output pocket. Various strap limits may be factory-preset or user-set. Alternatively, "Strap Limits" may be determined by combining the number of notes delivered to two or more of the output pockets.
  • the "Stacker Full” condition occurs when either or both of the pockets are at or near capacity and are not to receive additional notes.
  • the discriminating device may be programmed to halt after 300 notes have been delivered to either of the pockets.
  • the "stacker full” condition thereby will occur upon delivery of the 300th note.
  • the pockets are designed to receive 600 currency notes, the "stacker full” condition will occur upon delivery of the 600th note.
  • pocket 1 to allow the operator to inspect the note, or the machine may be programmed to off-sort the flagged note into the other pocket (e.g., pocket 2).
  • the machine may be designed to either stop (present the note into pocket 2) and allow the operator to inspect the note, or continue processing the remaining notes in the stack.
  • the machine Upon encountering other minor errors such as "no call”, “suspect document”, and “separate series", the machine will stop, presenting the flagged bills into one of the pockets. Alternatively, one or more of these conditions may cause flagged bills to be off-sorted into pocket 2 without causing the system to stop. The system may permit the operator to select how these bills are to be handled via a set-up option.
  • the discriminator automatically selects the target denominations
  • the machine will designate $1 as the target note and will deliver $1 bills into pocket 1 until encountering the first non-$1 bill.
  • the first non-$1 bill which may for example be a $5 bill, will then be "presented" into pocket 1.
  • the operator may then remove all $1 bills from pocket 1 and then select an appropriate continuation key.
  • the machine will designate $5 as the new target note and will proceed to deliver $5 bills into pocket 1 until encountering the first non-$5 bill, and so on until the entire stack has been processed.
  • the discriminator automatically selects the target series and denomination
  • the machine will designate 1996-series $100 bills as the target note and will deliver 1996-series $100 bills into pocket 1 until encountering the first non-1996-series $100 bill.
  • the first non-1996-series $100 bill which may, for example, be a 1995-series $5 bill, will then be off-sorted into pocket 2,
  • the machine then continues to process notes, delivering 1996-series $100 bills into pocket 1 and 1995-series $5 bills into pocket 2, until encountering the next separate series condition ( i.e., a bill other than a 1996-series $100 or a 1995-series $5).
  • target series are defined by series or group of series without regard to denomination.
  • factory default or user defined series categories may be defined.
  • a "new series” group may be defined to include all bills having a series of 1996 or later. This group may include for example, 1996-series $100s and 1997-series $50s and $20s).
  • An "old-series” group may be defined as all other bills.
  • a "series 1" group may be defined to include, for example. all 1996-series and later $100s, all 1997-series and later $50s and $20s, and all $1s, $2, $5, and $10 regardless of series).
  • Counter Mode is designed to accommodate a stack of notes in any configuration, where the operator desires to determine the number or total value of notes in a stack.
  • the discriminator will process the stack, placing notes into pocket 1 until encountering a "stacker full” or “strap limit” condition, in which case the discriminator will automatically begin to place the notes into pocket 2. Thereafter, upon encountering the "stacker full” or “strap limit” condition in pocket 2, the machine will again switch pockets and begin delivering bills into pocket 1 if pocket 1 has been cleared by the operator. If pocket 1 has not been cleared and the "stacker full” or “strap limit” condition thereby exists in both pockets 1 and 2, the machine will stop, requiring the operator to remove the bills from either pocket 1 or pocket 2 before continuing.
  • FIG. 37 an example of the operating parameters selection screen for a Sort 3 mode is illustrated.
  • $5 bills having any face orientation, any forward/reverse orientation, or any series
  • the first non-$5 bill becomes the second target denomination and is off-sorted into pocket 2.
  • $5 bills are delivered to pocket 1 and target 2 denominated bills are delivered to pocket 2.
  • the denomination change bill will be presented into pocket 2 (C2,R12) and the denomination of the flagged bill will become the new target 2 denomination (C2,R10).
  • the target 1 denomination will remain $5 as box C2,R5 indicates that this denomination should not be updated.

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  1. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung zum Aufnehmen eines Banknotenbündels und zum schnellen Bewerten aller Banknoten in dem Bündel, wobei die Vorrichtung umfasst:
    einen Eingabebehälter (12,404) zum Aufnehmen eines Banknotenbündels, das zu bewerten ist;
    mehrere Ausgabebehälter (217a,b,408) zum Aufnehmen der Banknoten, nachdem die Banknoten bewertet worden sind;
    einen Transportmechanismus (M,N) zum einzelnen Transportieren der Banknoten, von dem Eingabebehälter zu den Ausgabebehältern entlang eines Transportweges;
    eine Unterscheidungseinheit (406) zum Bewerten der Banknoten, wobei die Unterscheidungseinheit einen Detektor aufweist, der entlang des Transportweges zwischen dem Eingabebehälter und den Ausgabebehältern angeordnet ist, wobei die Unterscheidungseinheit den Nennwert der Banknoten bestimmt;
    eine Einrichtung (406) zum Anzeigen, ob eine Banknote ein Kriterium oder mehrere Kriterien erfüllt oder nicht erfüllt, wobei das Kriterium darin besteht, dass die Unterscheidungseinheit den Nennwert einer Banknote bestimmt, und wobei die Anzeigevorrichtung Banknoten anzeigt, deren Nennwerte durch die Unterscheidungseinheit nicht bestimmt worden sind,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass eine Routing-Schnittstelle (61,556) eine Datenannahmevorrichtung umfasst, wobei die Datenannahmevorrichtung Informationen von einem Benutzer der Bewertungsvorrichtung erhält, die spezifizieren, zu welchem der Ausgabebehälter die Banknoten, die durch die Anzeigeeinrichtung angezeigt worden sind, geleitet werden sollen; wobei die Routing-Schnittstelle dem Benutzer ermöglicht, angezeigte Banknoten zu jedem oder jeder Gruppe der mehreren Ausgabebehälter zu leiten.
  2. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung aus Anspruch 1, weiterhin umfassend eine Anzeigesteuerschnittstelle, wobei die Anzeigesteuerschnittsteile eine Anzeigedatenannahmevorrichtung umfasst, wobei die Anzeigedatenannahmevorrichtung Informationen von einem Benutzer der Bewertungsvorrichtung erhält, die spezifizieren, ob die Bewertungsvorrichtung den Betrieb abbrechen soll, basierend auf Ermittlung, ob eine Banknote das Kriterium erfüllt oder nicht erfüllt.
  3. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung aus Anspruch 2, wobei die Anzeigedatenannahmevorrichtung Informationen von dem Benutzer erhält, die eine vorbestimmte Position spezifizieren, an welcher die angezeigte Banknote angeordnet werden soll, wenn der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abgebrochen ist.
  4. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung aus Anspruch 3, wobei die Anzeigedatenannahmevorrichtung dem Benutzer erlaubt zu spezifizieren, dass eine angezeigte Banknote die letzte Banknote sein soll, die zu einem der Ausgabebehälter geliefert wird, wenn der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abgebrochen ist.
  5. Die Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung aus Anspruch 2 oder 3, wobei die Anzeigedatenannahmevorrichtung dem Bediener erlaubt zu spezifizieren, dass der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abgebrochen werden soll, bevor eine angezeigte Banknote zu einem der Ausgabebehälter geliefert worden ist.
  6. Die Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1-5, wobei die Datenannahmevorrichtung einen Touch-Screen umfasst.
  7. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1-6, wobei die Unterscheidungseinheit angepasst ist, um das Auftreten von mehreren Fehlerzuständen zu ermitteln, und eine Schnittstelle umfasst, die einem Bediener der Bewertungsvorrichtung ermöglicht zu spezifizieren, wie die mehreren Fehlerzustände zu handhaben sind.
  8. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung aus Anspruch 7, wobei die Schnittstelle dem Benutzer erlaubt, für jede der Fehlerzustände zu spezifizieren, zu welchem Ausgabebehälter oder Ausgabebehältern eine Banknote, die einen bestimmten Fehlerzustand auslöst, zu leiten ist, wobei die Schnittstelle dem Bediener erlaubt, eine Banknote, die einen bestimmten Fehlerzustand auslöst, zu jedem oder jeder Gruppe der Ausgabebehälter zu leiten.
  9. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung aus Anspruch 7 oder 8, wobei die Schnittstelle dem Bediener erlaubt, Banknoten, die unterschiedliche Fehlerzustände auslösen, zu unterschiedlichen Ausgabebehältern zu leiten.
  10. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 7-9, wobei die Schnittsteile dem Bediener erlaubt, für jeden der Fehlerzustände zu spezifizieren, ob die Bewertungsvorrichtung den Betrieb abbrechen soll.
  11. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 7-10, wobei die Schnittstelle dem Bediener erlaubt zu spezifizieren, dass bei Auftreten eines bestimmten Fehlerzustandes (1) der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abgebrochen werden soll, oder (2) eine Banknote, die den bestimmten Fehlerzustand ausgelöst hat, zu einem Ausgabebehälter aussortiert werden soll, ohne den Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abzubrechen.
  12. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 7-10, wobei die Schnittstelle dem Bediener ermöglicht zu spezifizieren, dass bei Auftreten eines bestimmten Fehlerzustandes, der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abgebrochen werden soll, so dass eine Banknote, die einen bestimmten Fehlerzustand auslöst, gestoppt ist (1) bevor diese in einen der Ausgabebehälter geliefert wurde, so dass die Banknote in dem Transportmechanismus angeordnet ist, oder (2) nachdem diese in einen der Ausgabebehälter geliefert wurde, so dass die Banknote die letzte Banknote ist, die in diesen Ausgabebehälter geliefert wurde.
  13. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 8, 11 oder 12, wobei der bestimmte Fehlerzustand ein Fremdnotenfehlerzustand ist.
  14. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 8, 11 oder 12, wobei der bestimmte Fehlerzustand ein Nennwertwechselfehlerzustand ist.
  15. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 8, 11 oder 12, wobei der bestimmte Fehlerzustand ein Separatserienfehlerzustand ist.
  16. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1-15, wobei die Datenannahmevorrichtung angepasst ist, Informationen von einem Benutzer der Bewertungsvorrichtung zu erhalten, die spezifizieren, zu welchem Ausgabebehälter Banknoten eines Nennwertes oder mehrerer Nennwerte und Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht durch die Unterscheidungseinheit bestimmt worden sind, zu leiten sind; wobei die Routing-Schnittstelle dem Bediener erlaubt, Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht ermittelt worden sind, zu jedem oder jeder Gruppe der mehreren Ausgabebehälter zu leiten.
  17. Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung gemäß einem der Ansprüche 1-15, die angepasst ist, um verdächtige Banknoten zu ermitteln, und wobei die Datenannahmevorrichtung angepasst ist, um Informationen von einem Benutzer der Bewertungsvorrichtung zu empfangen, die spezifizieren, zu welchem Ausgabebehälter (1) Banknoten eines Nennwertes oder mehrerer Nennwerte, (2) Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht durch die Unterscheidungseinheit bestimmt worden sind, und (3) Banknoten, die als verdächtig bestimmt worden sind, zu leiten sind; wobei die Routing-Schnittstelle dem Bediener erlaubt, Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht bestimmt worden sind, und Banknoten, die als verdächtig bestimmt worden sind, zu jedem oder jeder Gruppe der mehreren Ausgabebehälter zu leiten, einschließlich dem Bediener zu erlauben, Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht bestimmt worden sind und Banknoten, die als verdächtig bestimmt worden sind, zu unterschiedlichen Ausgabebehältern zu leiten.
  18. Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Währungsbewertungsvorrichtung, die die Nennwerte von Banknoten unterscheidet, das umfasst:
    Aufnehmen eines zu bewertenden Banknotenstapels in einen Eingabebehälter (12,404) der Bewertungsvorrichtung;
    einzelnes Transportieren der Banknoten, von dem Eingabebehälter zu mehreren Ausgabebehältern (217a,b,408);
    Bestimmen des Nennwertes der Banknoten unter der Steuerung der Bewertungsvorrichtung;
    Anzeigen einer Banknote, die ein Kriterium oder mehrere Kriterien erfüllt oder nicht erfüllt; wobei die Unterscheidungseinheit den Nennwert einer Banknote bestimmt und wobei Banknoten, deren Nennwerte durch die Unterscheidungseinheit nicht bestimmt worden sind, angezeigt werden,
    und Empfangen von Informationen von einem Benutzer der Bewertungsvorrichtung über eine Routing-Schnittstelle (61,556), wobei die Informationen spezifizieren, zu weichem Ausgabebehälter angezeigte Banknoten zu leiten sind, wobei die Routing-Schnittstelle dem Bediener ermöglicht, angezeigte Banknoten zu jedem oder jeder Gruppe der mehreren Ausgabebehältern zu leiten.
  19. Verfahren aus Anspruch 18, das weiterhin das Empfangen von Informationen von einem Benutzer der Bewertungsvorrichtung umfasst, die spezifizieren, ob die Bewertungsvorrichtung den Betrieb abbrechen soll aufgrund der Ermittlung einer Banknote, die das Kriterium erfüllt oder nicht erfüllt.
  20. Verfahren aus Anspruch 19, umfassend das Empfangen von Informationen von dem Bediener, die eine vorbestimmte Position spezifizieren, an welcher die angezeigte Banknote anzuordnen ist, wenn der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abgebrochen ist.
  21. Verfahren aus Anspruch 20, umfassend das Spezifizieren des Benutzers, dass eine angezeigte Banknote die letzte Banknote sein soll, die zu einem der Ausgabebehälter geliefert wird, wenn der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abgebrochen ist.
  22. Verfahren aus Anspruch 19 oder 20, umfassend das Spezifizieren des Benutzers, dass der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abzubrechen ist, bevor eine angezeigte Banknote zu einem der Ausgabebehälter geliefert worden ist.
  23. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 18-22, wobei die Routing-Schnittstelle einen Touch-Screen umfasst.
  24. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 18-23, das das Erfassen des Auftretens einer Vielzahl von Fehlerzuständen umfasst;
    und einem Benutzer der Bewertungsvorrichtung erlaubt zu spezifizieren, wie die mehreren Fehlerzustände zu handhaben sind.
  25. Verfahren aus Anspruch 24, das die Erlaubnis für den Benutzer umfasst, für jeden der Fehlerzustände zu spezifizieren, zu welchem Ausgabebehälter oder welchen Ausgabebehaltern eine Banknote, die einen bestimmten Fehlerzustand auslöst, zu leiten ist, einschließlich dem Benutzer zu erlauben, eine Banknote, die einen bestimmen Fehlerzustand auslöst, zu jedem der oder jeder Gruppe der Ausgabebehälter zu leiten.
  26. Verfahren aus Anspruch 24 oder 25, das die Erlaubnis für den Benutzer umfasst, Banknoten, die verschiedene Fehlerzustände auslösen, zu unterschiedlichen Ausgabebehältern zu leiten.
  27. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 24-26, das die Erlaubnis für den Benutzer umfasst, für jede der Fehlerzustände zu spezifizieren, ob die Bewertungsvorrichtung den Betrieb abbrechen soll.
  28. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 24-27, das die Erlaubnis für den Benutzer umfasst zu spezifizieren, dass bei Auftreten eines bestimmten Fehlerzustandes (1) der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abgebrochen werden soll, oder (2) eine Banknote, die einen speziellen Fehlerzustand auslöst, zu einem Ausgabebehälter aussortiert werden sollte, ohne den Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abzubrechen.
  29. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 24-27, das die Erlaubnis für den Benutzer umfasst zu spezifizieren, dass bei Auftreten eines bestimmten Fehlerzustandes entweder der Betrieb der Bewertungsvorrichtung abgebrochen werden sollte, so dass eine Banknote, die einen bestimmten Fehlerzustand auslöst, gestoppt ist (1), bevor diese in einen der Ausgabebehälter geliefert wurde, so dass die Banknote in dem Transportmechanismus angeordnet ist, oder (2) nachdem diese in einen der Ausgabebehälter geliefert worden ist, so dass die Banknote die letzte Banknote ist, die in den Ausgabebehälter geliefert wurde.
  30. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 25, 28 oder 29, wobei der bestimmte Fehlerzustand ausgewählt wird von einem Fremdnotenfehlerzustand, einem Nennwertwechselfehlerzustand und einem Separatserienfehlerzustand.
  31. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 18-30, das das Empfangen von Informationen von dem Benutzer der Bewertungsvorrichtung umfasst, die spezifizieren, zu welchem Ausgabebehälter Banknoten von einem Nennwert oder mehreren Nennwerten und Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht durch die Unterscheidungseinheit bestimmt worden sind, zu leiten sind, und dem Benutzer zu ermöglichen, Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht bestimmt worden sind, zu jedem oder jeder Gruppe der mehreren Ausgabebehälter zu leiten.
  32. Verfahren gemäß einem der Ansprüche 18-31, dass das Ermitteln von verdächtigen Banknoten und das Empfangen von Informationen von dem Benutzer der Bewertungseinrichtung umfasst, die spezifizieren, zu welchem der Ausgabebehälter (1) Banknoten eines Nennwertes oder mehrerer Nennwerte (2) Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht durch die Unterscheidungseinheit bestimmt worden sind, und (3) Banknoten, die als verdächtig bestimmt worden sind, zu leiten sind, und dem Benutzer zu erlauben, Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht bestimmt worden sind und Banknoten, die als verdächtig bestimmt worden sind, zu jedem oder jeder Gruppe der Vielzahl von Ausgabebehälter zu leiten, einschließlich dem Benutzer zu erlauben, Banknoten, deren Nennwerte nicht bestimmt worden sind, und Banknoten, die als verdächtig bestimmt worden sind, zu unterschiedlichen Ausgabebehältern zu leiten.
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