KR200394238Y1 - Comptometer and high speed scanner for Paper money - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a high-speed scanner that combines bill counting. More specifically, it scans one or both sides of bills and checks, gift certificates, securities, and papers at high speed to classify and store scanned images according to the paper types of bills. It is related with a banknote counting combined use high speed scanner which can output.

The high-speed scanner for both banknotes counting according to the present invention and the bills counting unit for counting the bills conveyed by each sheet; An interface unit for transmitting and receiving data with an external device; A scanning unit which scans one side or both sides of the bill to be counted and outputs the scanned image; A bill information database for storing color information of each kind of bills, an image database for storing the image scanned by the scanning unit for each kind, and count information for each kind of bills counted by the bill counting unit; A memory including a coefficient information database; A display unit for displaying the bill type and / or the sum amount information of the counted bills; The overall apparatus is controlled, the color information of the image scanned by the scanning unit is extracted to determine the paper currency of the corresponding bill, and the image data is stored by classifying the bill paper image output from the scanning unit according to the determined paper type. And transmitting the images stored for each kind to the external device through the interface unit, storing the coefficient information counted for each kind in the coefficient information database, and outputting the count information for each kind and / or the calculated total amount information to the display unit. The control unit; is configured to include.

Description

Comptometer and high speed scanner for Paper money}

The present invention relates to a high-speed scanner that combines bill counting. More specifically, it scans one or both sides of bills and checks, gift certificates, securities, and papers at high speed to classify and store scanned images according to the paper types of bills. It is related with a banknote counting combined use high speed scanner which can output.

In general, a bill counter is used to automatically count bills using a mechanical device. It is also used to count not only bills but also securities such as checks.

The banknote counter includes a supplying roller for supplying banknotes therein to count the inserted banknotes, a conveying roller for conveying the supplied banknotes, an ejecting roller for transporting the banknotes fed by the supplying rollers and the conveying rollers, and It consists of a roller, a conveying roller, a drive motor for driving a carrying out roller, and a counting unit for counting bills conveyed through such a roller.

The bill counter includes a counter sensor for bill counting. The counter sensor is composed of a light-emitting and a light-receiving infrared sensor, counts the number of bills transferred using infrared light, and measures the thickness of the bills. Such a count sensor is a well-known technique.

On the other hand, there is a serial number in the bills, checks and gift certificates including foreign currency, these serial numbers are used for management of the bills and gift certificates. Management agencies record and store these serial numbers for smoother management. Recently, high-speed scanners are used to acquire and store images of the bills.

However, the high-speed scanner has a disadvantage in that it can not count the bills simply by obtaining and outputting only images of bills or checks and gift certificates including foreign currency input. In addition, there is a disadvantage that can not detect the diversification of the day to day, which is exposed to the risk of forgery.

The present invention was devised to solve this problem, and its purpose is to simultaneously count bills containing bills of various kinds, and to classify images of bills counted by type and store or output them to external devices. The present invention provides a high-speed scanner that combines bill counting.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a banknote-counting high speed scanner capable of accurately detecting counterfeit at the time of banknote counting.

The high-speed scanner for both banknote counting and counting according to one aspect of the present invention includes a banknote counting unit for counting banknotes conveyed by sheets, an interface unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external device, and scanning one side or both sides of the banknotes counted by scanning A scanning unit for outputting the scanned image, a bill information database for storing color information of each kind of bills, an image database for storing images scanned by the book type, and a bill counted by the bill counting unit. A memory including a counting information database for storing counting count information of each kind, a display unit for displaying the counting and / or sum of the counted bills of the counted bills, and an overall control of the apparatus, the color of the image scanned by the scanning unit Extract the information to determine the paper type of the paper money, and classify the paper money image output from the scanning unit according to the paper paper. Image database, transmits the images stored for each volume type to the external device through the interface unit, stores the coefficient information counted for each volume type in the coefficient information database, and displays the coefficient information and / or calculated total amount information for each volume type to the display unit. It is configured to include a control unit for outputting.

Therefore, the count of the bills counted at high speed, as well as the image of the obtained bills can be automatically divided by the type of paper and stored or provided to an external device.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, the high-speed scanner for both banknote counting according to the present invention is any one or more of an ultraviolet sensor, a magnetic sensor, an infrared sensor for outputting the sensed information by sensing one or both sides of the bill counted by the bill counting unit The apparatus may further include a counterfeit detection sensor including a sensor, and the controller may determine whether the counterfeit is detected according to a sensed value output from the counterfeit detection sensor.

Therefore, by automatically detecting counterfeit at the same time as counting counts and images of bills, there is no need for a separate counterfeit detection process.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail to enable those skilled in the art to easily understand and reproduce the present invention.

In addition, in the present specification, foreign currency, chrysanthemum, checks and gift certificates or securities are assumed to be bills.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a general banknote counter. As shown, the bill counter includes an input unit 110 for the user's operation, and a display unit 120 for displaying the operation state and the like. And a banknote input unit 130 for inserting a banknote on the main body upper side. When the user places a large number of bills in the bill input unit 130 and executes a counting command through the operation of the input unit 110, the bills located in the bill input unit 130 are transferred to each sheet, and counting means (preferably The counter sensor, which is the above-mentioned well-known configuration, is used) (not shown).

The bills counted by the counting means are transferred to the bill ejection unit 140. The banknote discharging unit 140 is a state in which it is easy to hold the banknote separated and sent out to the outside by the rotation of the rotating body 143 and the rotating body 143 in order to send the conveyed banknote to the outside. It includes a locking step 145 to be stacked.

Figure 2 is a schematic internal configuration of a high-speed scanner combined with banknote count according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the bill counting combined use high speed scanner 100 includes a plurality of rollers (hereinafter referred to as 'paper transfer roller 160') for conveying the bills supplied sheet by sheet. The bill transfer roller 160 is basically supplied by a supply roller for supplying each sheet of bills supplied from the bill input unit 130, a paper feed roller for transporting the supplied bills, and a supply roller and a paper feed roller. And a carrying out roller for carrying out the drawn banknotes. Since such a configuration is a known technique, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Banknotes conveyed by the banknote conveying roller 160 are guided through the guide plate 170 and are conveyed in the direction of the rotating body 143. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the guide plate 170 and the sensor plate 180 at a corresponding position are provided with one or more scanners for acquiring images of one side or both sides of the banknote being transferred. In addition, the counterfeit detection sensor unit 260 including one or a plurality of sensors for outputting the sensed information by sensing one or both sides of the bill to be counted is provided.

Accordingly, the guide plate 170 and the sensor plate 180 should have a sufficient space so that the scanner and the forgery detection sensor unit 260 can be installed.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a banknote counting combined speed scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the high-speed scanner 100 combines the bill counting according to the present invention is a bill counting unit 190 for counting bills to be transferred each sheet in addition to the basic configuration required for bill counting, and an interface unit for transmitting and receiving data with an external device 200, a scanning unit 210 for scanning one side or both sides of the counted banknotes and outputting the scanned image, a banknote information database 221 for storing the color information for each kind of banknote, and the scanning unit 210 Memory including an image database 222 for storing the image scanned by each book type and a coefficient information database 223 for storing the count information for each kind of paper money counted by the bill counting unit 190 ( 220, the display unit 120 displaying the count and / or sum of the bills of the counted bills, and controls the overall apparatus, but extracts color information of the image scanned by the scan unit 210, and extracts the corresponding bills. To determine the type of paper, classify the bill image output from the scanning unit 210 according to the determined paper type and store the image database 222, and transmits the image stored for each type of paper to the external device through the interface unit 200, The control unit 230 stores coefficient information counted for each kind in the coefficient information database 223 and outputs coefficient information for each kind and / or calculated total amount information to the display unit 120.

Looking at the basic configuration required for the bill counting, the input unit 110 for receiving and outputting the operation command from the user, the bill transfer roller 160 for transferring the inserted bills each sheet, and is conveyed by the bill transfer roller 160 A guide plate 170 for guiding the transfer direction of the banknote, a banknote counting unit 190 for counting banknotes conveyed by the banknote conveying roller 160 and the guide plate 170, and a banknote counting and high speed scanner 100 And a display unit 120 displaying the driving state and the amount of bills counted, and a control unit 230 for controlling the overall bill counting high-speed scanner 100 apparatus.

The input unit 110 is composed of a plurality of key buttons including, for example, numbers and function keys, and is provided on the front upper side of the high-speed scanner 100 that combines banknote counting. Each key button of the input unit 110 generates key data corresponding to the corresponding key according to the user's pressing and outputs the key data to the controller 230.

The banknote conveyance roller 160 is comprised as mentioned above including a feed roller, a paper feed roller, and a carrying out roller. The guide plate 170 guides the conveying direction of the banknote conveyed by the banknote conveying roller 160. The banknote counter 190 counts banknotes conveyed by the banknote conveying roller 160 and the guide plate 170. The bill transfer roller 160 may count 800 or more bills per minute. This ensures faster processing speeds than a typical high-speed scanner with a speed of 430 sheets per minute. Since the basic means necessary for such a banknote counting is a well-known structure, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

The interface unit 200 may be, for example, a connector for transmitting and receiving data with an external device such as a computer. The interface unit 200 may be, for example, a connector 240 used for serial communication such as RS-232 and USB, and may be connected to an external device through various other communication methods. In addition, the controller 230 is provided with an interface function for transmitting and receiving data with an external device connected through the corresponding interface unit 200. The external device interfacing method using the interface unit 200 described above is a well-known technique used in various fields, and thus its detailed description will be omitted.

The scan unit 210 is implemented with one or more scanners that acquire and output an image of the banknotes counted by the banknote counter 190. The scanner of the scanning unit 210 is preferably installed at predetermined positions of the guide plate 170 and the sensor plate 180 so as to obtain images of both sides of the banknote.

The memory 220 is implemented as a nonvolatile memory such as, for example, an EEPROM capable of reading and writing. The memory 220 includes a bill information database 221 for storing color information of each kind of bills, an image database 222 for storing the images scanned by the scanning unit 210 for each kind, and a bill counting unit ( And a counting information database 223 for storing counting information for each kind of bills counted by 190.

The banknote information database 221 stores color information of various winding types, and the color information may be, for example, an RGB value. The image database 222 stores images of banknotes obtained by the scan unit 210 for each kind. The division of the winding type is made by the controller 230. The count information database 223 stores the number of bills counted by the bill counting unit 190 for each kind.

The display unit 120 displays the driving state of the high-speed scanner for both banknote counting and the amount of money information added together with the number of pieces of bills counted. The display unit 120 may use various display devices such as seven segments, LEDs, and LCDs.

The controller 230 controls the overall apparatus, extracts the color information of the image scanned by the scanning unit 210 to determine the winding type of the bill, and the bill image output from the scanning unit 210 according to the determined winding type Classify and store the image in the image database 222, transmit the image stored for each kind to the external device through the interface unit 200, and store the coefficient information counted for each kind in the coefficient information database 223, The type coefficient information and / or the calculated total amount information are output to the display unit 120.

The controller 230 extracts the color information of the corresponding bill from the image acquired by the scanning unit 210, and compares the extracted color information with the color information for each kind stored in the bill information database 221 to determine the roll type of the bill. Separate In addition, the control unit 230 of the high-speed scanner 100 combines the bill counting can detect whether the additional bill forgery as well as the bill type classification using color information extracted from the bill image. In addition, the controller 230 counts the bills to be counted for each kind and stores the quantity information in the coefficient information database 223.

The image database 222 of the memory 220 according to the present invention is divided into a plurality of areas having different addresses for each kind. The controller 230 divides the bill image scanned by the scan unit 210 according to the color information and stores the banknote image in a corresponding address area divided in the image database 222. The stored images are provided to an external device. At this time, by forming one folder for each type, the user can easily store the information on the external device without a separate classification process.

In addition, the control unit 230 accesses the coefficient information for each type in the coefficient information database 223 and displays it on the display unit 120. When the operation command is input from the user, the controller 230 calculates the quantity of each kind, the amount of each kind and the total sum, and the quantity of each kind accessed from the coefficient information database 223 and the amount of each kind calculated accordingly and The total sum amount is displayed on the display unit 120.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the bill counting combined use high-speed scanner 100 according to the present invention can distinguish the winding type through the size information of the inserted banknotes. Accordingly, the high-speed scanner 100 combines the banknote count according to the present invention is an encoder 240 for outputting a detection signal according to the rotation speed of the bill transfer roller 160, and the guide plate 170 in a predetermined position for measuring the horizontal size It includes a size sensor 250 is installed.

In addition, the banknote information database 221 of the memory 220 further includes size information for each kind of banknote, and the controller 230 outputs the horizontal size information output from the size sensor 250 and the encoder 240. Receiving the vertical size information calculated according to the detection signal is compared with the size information stored in the bill information database 221 to determine the winding type of the bill.

The encoder 240 detects the rotation of the bill transfer roller 160 and measures the vertical size of the bill. Since the banknote conveying roller 160 conveys the bills one by one to the banknote counting unit 190, the vertical size may be measured through the rotation speed of the banknote conveying roller 160. That is, the encoder 240 generates a pulse signal proportional to the number of revolutions of the bill transfer roller 160 and transmits the generated pulse signal to the controller 230.

The size sensor 250 is installed at a predetermined position of the guide plate 170 to sense the size of the bill to be transferred, and includes at least one pair of size light receiving / emitting sensors installed opposite thereto.

According to one embodiment, the size sensor 250 preferably includes at least one sized light receiving sensor and a sized light emitting sensor including a plurality of light receiving sensors in a row in a horizontal direction at a predetermined position of the guide plate 170. The size sensor 250 configured as described above is for detecting the horizontal size of the banknote. Since the size sensor 250 having such a configuration is a known technology, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to this aspect of the present invention, the bill counting combined use high-speed scanner 100 can more accurately determine the roll type using the color information and the size information of the bill.

Figure 4 is a block diagram schematically showing a high-speed scanner combine bills according to another aspect of the present invention. As shown, the high-speed scanner 100 bill combines according to the present invention is any one or more of a plurality of sensors for outputting the sensed information by sensing one or both sides of the bill counted by the bill counting unit 190 The apparatus may further include a counterfeit detection sensor unit 260, and the controller 230 may determine whether the counterfeit is detected according to a sensed value output from the counterfeit detection sensor unit 260 and process the same.

The forgery detection sensor unit 260 may include one or more of an ultraviolet sensor, a magnetic sensor, and an infrared sensor installed at a predetermined position of the guide plate 170 or the sensor plate 180.

The control unit 230 determines whether or not the counterfeit according to the value sensed by the sensor of the counterfeit detection sensor unit 260 and / or determines the swelling and performs the corresponding process. In addition, the bill information database 221 of the memory 220 preferably stores information data about bills of each country in order to distinguish the authenticity of bills. The information data on the bill includes all the data necessary for discrimination of counterfeit, such as the amount of ultraviolet rays absorbed in the bill, the presence or absence of magnetics, the number of bills, the size of the bill, color information, and security thread information. Include data for:

When the control unit 230 determines the counterfeit according to the value sensed by the counterfeit detection sensor unit 260 with reference to the bill information database 221 of the memory 220, preferably, the counter counting operation is stopped and counterfeited. An error message for the determination is displayed on the display unit 120. In addition, the controller 230 may output a buzzer sound for counterfeit detection through a buzzer (not shown). Accordingly, the user removes the detected counterfeit from the high-speed scanner 100 that combines bills.

As described above, the high-speed scanner combined with the bill count according to the present invention provides not only the classification of two books but also the quantity and sum of the bills counted for each book type, as well as the image of the bill acquired through the scanning unit automatically according to the book types. It has the advantage that it can be classified and stored or provided as an external device.

In addition, by adding a more powerful counterfeit detection function automatically detects the counterfeit simultaneously with the count and image acquisition of each kind of bills, there is an advantage that does not require a separate counterfeit detection process.

On the other hand, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings but this is only exemplary, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. . Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a general banknote counter.

Figure 2 is a schematic internal configuration of the high-speed scanner for bills combined according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a banknote counting combined speed scanner according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram schematically showing a high-speed scanner combine bills according to another aspect of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100. High speed scanner with bill counting 110. Input section

120. Display unit 130. Banknote input unit

140. Banknote Discharge 143. Rotating Body

145. Jam Jaw 160. Banknote Feed Roller

170.Guide plate 180.Sensor plate

190. Banknote counter 200. Interface unit

210. Scan unit 220. Memory

221. Banknote Information Database 222. Image Database

223. Coefficient Information Database 230. Control Unit

240. Encoder 250. Size sensor

260. Counterfeit detection sensor

Claims (3)

A bill counting unit for counting bills conveyed for each sheet; An interface unit for transmitting and receiving data with an external device; A scanning unit which scans one side or both sides of the bill to be counted and outputs the scanned image; A bill information database for storing color information of each kind of bills, an image database for storing the image scanned by the scanning unit for each kind, and count information for each kind of bills counted by the bill counting unit; A memory including a coefficient information database; A display unit for displaying the bill type and / or the sum amount information of the counted bills; The overall apparatus is controlled, the color information of the image scanned by the scanning unit is extracted to determine the paper currency of the corresponding bill, and the image data is stored by classifying the bill paper image output from the scanning unit according to the determined paper type. And transmitting the images stored for each kind to the external device through the interface unit, storing the coefficient information counted for each kind in the coefficient information database, and outputting the count information for each kind and / or the calculated total amount information to the display unit. Control unit; Banknote count combined high speed scanner comprising a. The banknote information database according to claim 1, further comprising: Horizontal and vertical size information of each kind of bill is stored; The high-speed scanner combined with the bill counting: An encoder for outputting a detection signal according to the rotation speed of the banknote conveying roller for conveying the inserted banknote; It further includes a size sensor for measuring the horizontal size of the banknote and outputs; The control unit: The high-speed scanner for banknotes counting, characterized in that to determine the winding type of the bill through the color information extracted from the image scanned by the scanning unit and the size information output from the encoder and the size sensor. The high-speed scanner of claim 2, further comprising: Sensing the one or both sides of the bill counted by the bill counting unit to output the sensed information, and further comprising a counterfeiting sensor unit including any one or more of an ultraviolet sensor, a magnetic sensor, and an infrared sensor; The control unit: Banknote count combined high-speed scanner, characterized in that for determining whether the counterfeit according to the sensed value output from the counterfeit detection sensor unit.