CA2178199A1 - Method and apparatus for discriminating, authenticating and/or counting documents - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for discriminating, authenticating and/or counting documents

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CA2178199A1
CA2178199A1 CA002178199A CA2178199A CA2178199A1 CA 2178199 A1 CA2178199 A1 CA 2178199A1 CA 002178199 A CA002178199 A CA 002178199A CA 2178199 A CA2178199 A CA 2178199A CA 2178199 A1 CA2178199 A1 CA 2178199A1
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bills
discriminating
currency
discriminated
stack
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CA2178199C (en
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Douglas U. Mennie
Bradford T. Graves
William J. Jones
John E. Jones
Mark C. Munro
Frank M. Csulits
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Cummins Allison Corp
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Priority claimed from US08/207,592 external-priority patent/US5467406A/en
Priority claimed from US08/226,660 external-priority patent/US6539104B1/en
Priority claimed from US08/243,807 external-priority patent/US5633949A/en
Priority claimed from US08/317,349 external-priority patent/US5640463A/en
Priority claimed from US08/340,031 external-priority patent/US5815592A/en
Priority claimed from US08/394,752 external-priority patent/US5724438A/en
Priority claimed from US08/399,854 external-priority patent/US5875259A/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US1995/002992 external-priority patent/WO1995024691A1/en
Priority claimed from US08/494,091 external-priority patent/US5790693A/en
Priority claimed from US08/505,773 external-priority patent/US5704491A/en
Priority claimed from US08/522,173 external-priority patent/US5806650A/en
Priority to CA002188701A priority Critical patent/CA2188701C/en
Priority to CA002188700A priority patent/CA2188700C/en
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority claimed from PCT/US1995/011393 external-priority patent/WO1996010800A1/en
Publication of CA2178199A1 publication Critical patent/CA2178199A1/en
Publication of CA2178199C publication Critical patent/CA2178199C/en
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Abstract

A currency counting and discrimination device (10) for receiving a stack of currency bills, rapidly counting and discriminating the bills in the stack (20), and then re-stacking the bills. The device comprises an input receptacle (209) for receiving a stack of currency bills to be discriminated a discriminating unit (30) for discriminating the denomination of the currency bills and one or more output receptacles (217) for receiving the currency bills after being discriminated by the discriminating unit (30). The device further comprises a transport mechanism (16) for transporting the currency bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle (209) past a sensor of the discriminating unit and to the one or more output receptacles (217). One or more counters keep track of the value of bills that are discriminated.
CA002178199A 1994-03-08 1995-09-07 Method and apparatus for discriminating, authenticating and/or counting documents Expired - Lifetime CA2178199C (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA002188700A CA2188700C (en) 1994-10-04 1995-09-07 Currency discriminator having a jam detection and clearing mechanism and method of clearing a jam
CA002188701A CA2188701C (en) 1994-10-04 1995-09-07 Method and apparatus for authenticating documents

Applications Claiming Priority (19)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/207,592 US5467406A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
US21909394A 1994-03-29 1994-03-29
US08/226,660 US6539104B1 (en) 1990-02-05 1994-04-12 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
US08/243,807 US5633949A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-05-16 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
US08/317,349 1994-10-04
US08/317,349 US5640463A (en) 1994-10-04 1994-10-04 Method and apparatus for authenticating documents including currency
US08/340,031 US5815592A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-11-14 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
US08/340,031 1994-11-14
US08/394,752 US5724438A (en) 1990-02-05 1995-02-27 Method of generating modified patterns and method and apparatus for using the same in a currency identification system
US08/399,854 US5875259A (en) 1990-02-05 1995-03-07 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
PCT/US1995/002992 WO1995024691A1 (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
WOPCT/US95/02992 1995-03-08
US08/494,091 1995-06-23
US08/494,091 US5790693A (en) 1990-02-05 1995-06-23 Currency discriminator and authenticator
US08/505,773 1995-07-21
US08/505,773 US5704491A (en) 1995-07-21 1995-07-21 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
US08/522,173 1995-08-31
US08/522,173 US5806650A (en) 1994-11-14 1995-08-31 Currency discriminator having a jam detection and clearing mechanism and method of clearing a jam
PCT/US1995/011393 WO1996010800A1 (en) 1994-10-04 1995-09-07 Method and apparatus for discriminating, authenticating and/or counting documents

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CA002188700A Division CA2188700C (en) 1994-10-04 1995-09-07 Currency discriminator having a jam detection and clearing mechanism and method of clearing a jam

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CA2178199A1 true CA2178199A1 (en) 1996-04-11
CA2178199C CA2178199C (en) 2001-03-27

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