EP1810251A1 - Method and device for processing banknotes - Google Patents

Method and device for processing banknotes

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EP1810251A1
EP1810251A1 EP05806355A EP05806355A EP1810251A1 EP 1810251 A1 EP1810251 A1 EP 1810251A1 EP 05806355 A EP05806355 A EP 05806355A EP 05806355 A EP05806355 A EP 05806355A EP 1810251 A1 EP1810251 A1 EP 1810251A1
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banknote
serial number
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Wilhelm Buntscheck
Dieter Stein
Kurt Wilfer
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/20—Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices; Data handling
    • G07D11/30—Tracking or tracing valuable papers or cassettes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/20—Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices; Data handling
    • G07D11/32—Record keeping
    • G07D11/36—Auditing of activities
    • G—PHYSICS
    • 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
    • G07D7/004—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 using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip
    • G07D7/0047—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 using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip using checkcodes, e.g. coded numbers derived from serial number and denomination

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  • the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing banknotes.
  • banknotes When processing banknotes, a stack of banknotes is placed in an input tray, from where the banknotes are separated. The individual bank notes are transferred to a transport system, checked by sensors and assigned to output containers as a function of the check. The banknotes are checked for authenticity, soiling, damage, type, etc., and sorted into the various output compartments depending on this. Banknotes that have not been identified unambiguously or without errors are sorted into a special output bin, a reject bin.
  • DE 10239 226 A1 discloses, for example, a device and a method for checking banknotes, in which the serial numbers of the banknotes to be processed are detected by sensors and determined by a control device. From the serial number, it is determined for each banknote to which batch and / or issue the respective bank note belongs. Depending on the charge and / or emission, reference data for the processing of the respective banknote are selected, which take into account the specific properties of the respective batch and / or emission, whereby the overall quality of the processing of the bank notes is increased.
  • serial numbers of banknotes in the processing of banknotes determined and used for the editing process or other operations eg. As the tracking of banknotes, it is of the utmost importance to determine the serial numbers correctly and without errors. If the serial number is not recognized correctly, the editing process as well as the other processes are considerably impaired or impossible.
  • the invention is based on separating the banknotes for processing banknotes, transporting the separated banknotes through a sensor device to a plurality of output units, checking the banknotes by evaluating data and determining and storing serial numbers of the banknotes, whereupon the Depending on the result of the check, banknotes are trans ported into the output units, with a unique serial number being determined for each banknote when determining the serial numbers of the banknotes.
  • the advantage of the invention is to be seen in particular in the fact that by specifying a unique serial number for each banknote processed, a secure assignment of all processed banknotes is possible because they are individualisert on the clearly defined serial numbers and thus can be distinguished from each other at any time, whereby insge - including the processing of banknotes is improved.
  • the processing of banknotes should also be improved in the event that disturbances occur during the processing of the banknotes.
  • the development envisages storing the sequence of the determined serial numbers of the banknotes. For a secure Ragverfol ⁇ tion and assignment of processed banknotes is also possible if the processing is affected by disturbances.
  • FIG. 1 shows a basic structure of a Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschi ⁇ ne for the processing of banknotes
  • FIG. 2 shows a determination of a serial number of a banknote.
  • FIG. 1 shows a basic structure of a bank note processing machine 100 for processing banknotes.
  • the bank-note processing machine 100 has an input unit 110 into which the banknotes or deposits are inserted. Connected to the input unit 110 is a singler 111, which extracts individual banknotes from the input unit 110 and transmits them individually to a transport system 120.
  • the transport system 120 transports the individual banknotes by a sensor device 112, which uses sensors to determine data from the banknotes which, for example, make it possible to draw conclusions about the characteristics of the respective banknote, such as authenticity, state, type, ie their currency and denomination, etc.
  • the ascertained data of the banknote are transferred to a control device 140, which evaluates the data by means of stored reference data and assigns the determined properties, such as currency, denomination, authenticity, state, etc., to each processed banknote.
  • the control device 140 acts on switches 121 to 124, which are part of the transport system 120 and allow the bank notes to be deposited in output units 130 to 138 in accordance with the determined properties.
  • the output units 130 to 137 can be designed, for example, as spiral slot stackers which stack the bank notes to be deposited by means of rotating units 130, 132, 134, 136, which have spiral compartments, in trays 131, 133, 135, 137.
  • the output unit 138 may be formed as a shredder, z. B. to destroy banknotes no longer suitable for banknotes.
  • the operation of the banknote processing machine 100 is controlled by means of an input / output device 150, which z. B. has a display and / or a printer and a keyboard or a touch screen auf ⁇ .
  • the sensor device 112 may include a sensor that generates an image of the respective banknote, for. B. a CCD sensor whose data are passed to wei ⁇ further evaluation to the controller 140. So that the serial number can always be recognized independently of the position of the banknotes, the sensor device 112 can also display a second CCD. Sensor included, wherein the two CCD sensors are arranged such that they detect both sides of the respective banknote. In a first step, the control device 140 determines an area of the banknote having the serial number. This can be done, for example, by determining currency and denomination, since then the position of the serial number within the banknote is known.
  • the controller 140 determines the serial number. For this purpose, for example, known methods for recognizing characters can be used. The thus determined serial number can be used for further processing. In addition, the determined properties of the respective banknote, such as authenticity, state, currency, number of pieces, etc., can be assigned to the serial number and stored in the control device 140 for further processing together with the serial number.
  • the banknote processing machine 100 may include detectors 161-166, e.g. B. Photocells.
  • the light barriers 161 to 166 are arranged along the transport system 120 and make it possible to monitor the proper processing of the individual banknotes in the banknote processing machine 100, from the input unit 110 to the output units 130 to 137 or to the shredder 138 the signals of the light barriers 161 to 166 are evaluated by the control device 140. If a malfunction is detected or suspected, the control device 140 can process the further processing of the banknotes by the banknotes. stop processing machine 100.
  • the separator 111 and optionally also the transport system 120, are stopped. It can also be provided that, when a malfunction occurs, the banknotes in the transport system 120 are transported to one of the dispensing units 130 to 137 , which is used as mulchfungsf ach, so that these notes separately z. B. can be edited by a Cons ⁇ person.
  • Such a malfunction may be, for example, a jam of the banknotes in the transport system 120.
  • a jam is detected by the controller 140 when z. B. an expected signal of one of the light barriers 161 to 166 fails after a predetermined period or if one of the photoelectric sensors 161 to 166 outputs a continuous signal.
  • the banknotes in the transport system 120 are then removed, for example, by the operator and processed separately.
  • the operating person can display the serial numbers and the properties associated with the serial numbers, such as authenticity, condition, currency, denomination, etc., of the respectively associated banknote by means of the display of the input / output device 150 ,
  • the operator can identify the affected banknotes by means of their serial numbers and process them as intended, for example assigning them to a specific output unit.
  • the original sequence of the banknotes can also be restored.
  • the operator reads the serial numbers from the banknotes and compares them with the sequence of the stored serial numbers. This is particularly important when various deposits are processed simultaneously with the banknote processing machine 100, to be able to assign the banknotes to the respective deposit.
  • the different deposits can be separated from one another by separation cards.
  • the detectors 161 to 166 can capture the serial numbers of the banknotes to be processed, eg. B. as described above in connection with the sensor device 112.
  • the path of each individual banknote during processing in the bank-note processing machine 100 can be monitored continuously by the control device 140.
  • the detector 166 mounted directly in front of the shredder 138 it is possible in this case not only to ascertain that a banknote is being delivered for destruction, but the identity of the banknote can be ascertained on the basis of the serial number.
  • serial numbers of banknotes are problematic, e.g. B. because the serial number is partially hidden.
  • a banknote 10 with a serial number 20 is shown by way of example. A part of the Serien ⁇ number 20 is more or less heavily obscured by a spot 30, wes ⁇ half the detection of the serial number 20 is not possible.
  • the data of the image of the banknote 10 are transmitted from the sensor device 112 to the control device 140.
  • a first step a the controller 140 determines the position and the area 40 of the serial number 20 within the banknote 10, for B. as described above.
  • a serial number 50 from the image or the previously determined region 40 is determined by means of a method for recognizing characters (OCR: optical character recognition).
  • OCR optical character recognition
  • the ascertained serial number 50 is stored in a database 60 of the control device 140 for further processing.
  • further information concerning the serial number 20 or the respective banknote 10 can be stored. For example, it can be stored how well the serial number 20 could be read or recognized.
  • a readability or recognizability information L may, for. B. be stored as a percentage. If the readability or recognizability lies below a certain threshold value, eg. B. 50%, in addition, another bank note 10 characterizing information B can be stored. This can be the image of the banknote 10 or a part of the image of the banknote 10, in particular the area 40 identified for the serial number 20.
  • the properties of the banknotes described above can also be stored in the database 60 and used with the respective serial number, which is determined by the control device 140 from the data of the sensor device 112. Likewise, data of the sensor device 112 can be stored for each banknote.
  • a special algorithm can be used. This generates from the image information contained in the data of the sensor device 112 (with spot) a clear identification, which can consist of alphanumeric rows.
  • the special algorithm the range 40 of the serial number 20 z. B. split into individual rectangles. Within each rectangle, the image information contained therein becomes the brightness mean value is obtained and then normalized to a single digit or a character. Instead of the brightness mean other evaluations are conceivable, such. B. the most common brightness value in a rectangle or the like.
  • z For example, because part of the serial number 20 is obscured by a spot 30 and can not or not completely be recognized, an individual and unique identifier 50 may be given instead of the procedure described above in that a random sequence of alphanumeric ⁇ character is generated, z. B. a random number.
  • This unambiguous identification 50 differs in particular from all the previously determined serial numbers stored in the database 60, including previously assigned unique identifiers. In this way, it is ensured that the characteristics of the banknote 10 associated with the unique identifier 50 assigned in this way can be unambiguously associated with the corresponding banknote 10 during a later check.
  • At least the image or the determined region 40 is stored in the database 60 together with this unique identifier 50 in order to be able to identify the banknote 10 during the particular processing on the basis of the stored image or detected region 40.
  • a further improvement of the recognition of the serial numbers of banknotes can be achieved if check numbers contained in the serial numbers be evaluated remotely by the controller 140. This can also be done in addition to the procedure described above.
  • the check digit By evaluating the check digit, it can be determined whether the recognized serial number is a permissible serial number. This ensures that the serial number has been correctly recognized by the control device 140. If, however, it is determined that the recognized serial number is not a permissible serial number, then - as described above - a unique identifier 50 can be assigned and stored together with at least the detected area 40. Certain check digit systems also allow one or more erroneously recognized digits and / or characters of the serial number recognized by the controller 140 to be corrected. As a result, it is alternatively or additionally possible to assign a unique identifier 50 instead of incorrectly recognized serial numbers, to correct the incorrect serial numbers.
  • a checksum on the digits of the serial number is formed. If the cross sum has more than one digit, a cross sum is formed until the cross sum is a one-digit number. This is then compared with the check digit. If the checksum and check digit match, the serial number is correct.
  • letters can also be included in the serial number, for which purpose the letters are assigned a specific value or a specific number, eg. For example, the place in the alphabet, so 1 for A, 2 for B, etc.
  • a further improvement of the recognition of the serial numbers is possible if a serial number 20, 20 'is applied several times to the banknote 10.
  • the multiply applied serial numbers 20, 20 ' can be determined by the control device 140 in the manner described above and compared by the controller 140. In case of deviations, there is a forgery or counterfeit banknote.
  • a deviation may be indicative of a forgery created from multiple genuine banknotes, with the real banknotes being cut and glued together again.
  • the banknotes are cut so zer ⁇ that the glued fakes are slightly smaller than a genuine banknote, which makes it possible, for.
  • 20 banknotes 21 fakes to assemble which usually have different serial numbers 20, 20 '.
  • the occurrence of a deviation can also indicate a faulty recognition of one of the serial numbers 20, 20 'by the control device 140.
  • Can z. B. by checking other features of the bill to be excluded that it is a forgery, it is possible mög ⁇ Lich make a correction of the erroneously recognized serial number by minde ⁇ least a second, correctly recognized serial number, since by the presence of several serial numbers 20 , 20 'more data for the evaluation by the controller 140 are available.
  • banknotes instead of banknotes, other documents of value such as checks, tickets, vouchers, divider cards, etc., can also be processed if they have an individualization comparable to the serial number of banknotes.
  • processing of banknotes was explained by means of a bank-note processing machine which is suitable for checking and sorting banknotes. It is obvious that the described processing and recognition of serial numbers is also suitable for other Bankno ⁇ tenbearbeitungsmaschinen in which serial numbers are detected, for. B. banknote processing machines for the deposit and / or disbursement of banknotes, etc.

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Abstract

A bank note processing apparatus processes bank notes by first singling the bank notes, then transporting the singled bank notes through a sensor device and on to several output units. Before delivering the bank notes to the output units, the bank notes are checked by evaluating data as well as determining and storing serial numbers of the bank notes, wherein the bank notes are delivered to the output units depending on the result of the checking. Further, in determining the serial numbers of the bank notes, a unique serial number is established for each bank note.

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Verfahren und Vorrichtung für die Bearbeitung von Banknoten Method and device for processing banknotes
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung für die Bearbeitung von Banknoten.The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for processing banknotes.
Bei der Bearbeitung von Banknoten wird ein Stapel von Banknoten in ein Eingabefach eingelegt, von wo aus die Banknoten vereinzelt werden. Die vereinzelten Banknoten werden an ein Transportsystem übergeben, von Sensoren überprüft und in Abhängigkeit von der Überprüfung Ausgabefä¬ chern zugeordnet. Die Banknoten werden dabei auf Echtheit, Verschmut¬ zung, Beschädigung, Art usw. geprüft und abhängig davon in die verschie- denen Ausgabefächer sortiert. Banknoten die nicht eindeutig oder fehlerfrei erkannt wurden, werden in ein besonderes Ausgabefach, ein Rückweisungs- fach, sortiert.When processing banknotes, a stack of banknotes is placed in an input tray, from where the banknotes are separated. The individual bank notes are transferred to a transport system, checked by sensors and assigned to output containers as a function of the check. The banknotes are checked for authenticity, soiling, damage, type, etc., and sorted into the various output compartments depending on this. Banknotes that have not been identified unambiguously or without errors are sorted into a special output bin, a reject bin.
Bei der Bearbeitung von Banknoten spielt die Erkennung einer auf die Banknoten aufgedruckten Seriennummer eine immer größere Rolle, um z. B. die Qualität der Bearbeitung zu verbessern.In the processing of banknotes, the recognition of a printed on the banknotes serial number plays an increasingly important role, for. B. to improve the quality of processing.
Aus der DE 10239 226 Al sind beispielsweise eine Vorrichtung und ein Ver¬ fahren für die Prüfung von Banknoten bekannt, bei denen die Seriennum- mern der zu bearbeitenden Banknoten von Sensoren erfaßt und von einer Steuereinrichtung ermittelt werden. Aus der Seriennummer wird für jede Banknote ermittelt, welcher Charge und/ oder Emission die jeweilige Bank¬ note angehört. In Abhängigkeit von Charge und/ oder Emission werden Re¬ ferenzdaten für die Bearbeitung der jeweiligen Banknote ausgewählt, welche die spezifischen Eigenschaften der jeweiligen Charge und/ oder Emission berücksichtigen, wodurch insgesamt die Qualität der Bearbeitung der Bank¬ noten erhöht wird. Werden Seriennummern von Banknoten bei der Bearbeitung der Banknoten ermittelt und für den Bearbeitungsprozeß oder andere Vorgänge verwendet, z. B. die Rückverfolgung von Banknoten, ist es von höchster Wichtigkeit, die Seriennummern richtig und fehlerfrei zu ermitteln. Wird die Seriennummer nicht richtig erkannt, werden der Bearbeitungsprozeß sowie die sonstigen Vorgänge erheblich beeinträchtigt bzw. unmöglich.DE 10239 226 A1 discloses, for example, a device and a method for checking banknotes, in which the serial numbers of the banknotes to be processed are detected by sensors and determined by a control device. From the serial number, it is determined for each banknote to which batch and / or issue the respective bank note belongs. Depending on the charge and / or emission, reference data for the processing of the respective banknote are selected, which take into account the specific properties of the respective batch and / or emission, whereby the overall quality of the processing of the bank notes is increased. Are serial numbers of banknotes in the processing of banknotes determined and used for the editing process or other operations, eg. As the tracking of banknotes, it is of the utmost importance to determine the serial numbers correctly and without errors. If the serial number is not recognized correctly, the editing process as well as the other processes are considerably impaired or impossible.
Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es deshalb, ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung für die Bearbeitung von Banknoten anzugeben, welche eine sichere Ermittlung von auf den Banknoten aufgedruckten Seriennummern ermöglichen.It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for processing banknotes, which enable a secure determination of serial numbers printed on the banknotes.
Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die Merkmale der Ansprüche 1 und 13 gelöst.This object is achieved by the features of claims 1 and 13.
Die Erfindung geht dabei davon aus, zur Bearbeitung von Banknoten die Banknoten zu vereinzeln, die vereinzelten Banknoten durch eine Sensorein¬ richtung zu mehreren Ausgabeeinheiten zu transportieren, die Banknoten durch Auswerten von Daten zu überprüfen sowie Seriennummern der Banknoten zu ermitteln und zu speichern, woraufhin die Banknoten, in Ab¬ hängigkeit vom Ergebnis der Überprüfung, in die Ausgabeeinheiten trans¬ portiert werden, wobei bei der Ermittlung der Seriennummern der Bankno¬ ten für jede Banknote eine eindeutige Seriennummer festgelegt wird.The invention is based on separating the banknotes for processing banknotes, transporting the separated banknotes through a sensor device to a plurality of output units, checking the banknotes by evaluating data and determining and storing serial numbers of the banknotes, whereupon the Depending on the result of the check, banknotes are trans ported into the output units, with a unique serial number being determined for each banknote when determining the serial numbers of the banknotes.
Der Vorteil der Erfindung ist insbesondere darin zu sehen, daß durch die Festlegung einer eindeutigen Seriennummer für jede bearbeitete Banknote, eine sichere Zuordnung aller bearbeiteter Banknoten möglich ist, da diese über die eindeutig festgelegten Seriennummern individualisert sind und somit jederzeit voneinander unterschieden werden können, wodurch insge- samt die Bearbeitung der Banknoten verbessert wird. Bei einer Weiterbildung soll die Bearbeitung von Banknoten auch für den Fall verbessert werden, daß während der Bearbeitung der Banknoten Stö¬ rungen auftreten.The advantage of the invention is to be seen in particular in the fact that by specifying a unique serial number for each banknote processed, a secure assignment of all processed banknotes is possible because they are individualisert on the clearly defined serial numbers and thus can be distinguished from each other at any time, whereby insge - including the processing of banknotes is improved. In a development, the processing of banknotes should also be improved in the event that disturbances occur during the processing of the banknotes.
Die Weiterbildung sieht dazu vor, die Reihenfolge der ermittelten Serien¬ nummern der Banknoten zu speichern. Damit ist eine sichere Rückverfol¬ gung und Zuordnung von bearbeiteten Banknoten auch dann möglich, falls die Bearbeitung durch Störungen beeinflußt wird.The development envisages storing the sequence of the determined serial numbers of the banknotes. For a secure Rückverfol¬ tion and assignment of processed banknotes is also possible if the processing is affected by disturbances.
Weitere Vorteile der vorliegenden Erfindung ergeben sich aus den abhängi¬ gen Ansprüchen sowie der nachfolgenden Beschreibung eines Ausfüh¬ rungsbeispiels anhand von Figuren.Further advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the dependent claims and the following description of an exemplary embodiment with reference to FIGS.
Es zeigt:It shows:
Figur 1 einen prinzipiellen Aufbau einer Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschi¬ ne für die Bearbeitung von Banknoten, und1 shows a basic structure of a Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschi¬ ne for the processing of banknotes, and
Figur 2 eine Ermittlung einer Seriennummer einer Banknote.FIG. 2 shows a determination of a serial number of a banknote.
Figur 1 zeigt einen prinzipiellen Aufbau einer Banknotenbearbeitungsma¬ schine 100 für die Bearbeitung von Banknoten.FIG. 1 shows a basic structure of a bank note processing machine 100 for processing banknotes.
Die Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine 100 weist eine Eingabeeinheit 110 auf, in welche die Banknoten bzw. Einzahlungen eingelegt werden. An die Ein¬ gabeeinheit 110 angeschlossen ist ein Vereinzeier 111, welcher einzelne Banknoten aus der Eingabeeinheit 110 entnimmt und einzeln an ein Trans¬ portsystem 120 übergibt. Das Transportsystem 120 transportiert die einzelnen Banknoten durch eine Sensoreinrichtung 112, welche mittels Sensoren Daten von den Banknoten ermittelt, die beispielsweise Rückschlüsse auf Eigenschaften der jeweiligen Banknote wie Echtheit, Zustand, Art, d. h. deren Währung und Stückelung, usw. ermöglichen. Die ermittelten Daten der Banknote werden an eine Steu¬ ereinrichtung 140 übergeben, welche die Daten mittels gespeicherter Refe¬ renzdaten auswertet und jeder bearbeiteten Banknoten die ermittelten Ei¬ genschaften wie Währung, Stückelung, Echtheit, Zustand usw. zuweist. Aufgrund der ermittelten Eigenschaften wird der weitere Fluß der Bankno- ten durch die Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine 100 von der Steuereinrich¬ tung 140 gesteuert. Dazu wirkt die Steuereinrichtung 140 auf Weichen 121 bis 124 ein, die Bestandteil des Transportsystems 120 sind und es erlauben, die Banknoten gemäß der ermittelten Eigenschaften in Ausgabeeinheiten 130 bis 138 abzulegen. Die Ausgabeeinheiten 130 bis 137 können beispielsweise als Spiralfachstapler ausgebildet sein, welche die abzulegenden Banknoten mittels rotierender Einheiten 130, 132, 134, 136, die Spiralfächer aufweisen, in Ablagen 131, 133, 135, 137 abstapeln. Die Ausgabeeinheit 138 kann als Schredder ausgebildet sein, z. B. um nicht mehr für den Banknotenumlauf geeignete Banknoten zu zerstören.The bank-note processing machine 100 has an input unit 110 into which the banknotes or deposits are inserted. Connected to the input unit 110 is a singler 111, which extracts individual banknotes from the input unit 110 and transmits them individually to a transport system 120. The transport system 120 transports the individual banknotes by a sensor device 112, which uses sensors to determine data from the banknotes which, for example, make it possible to draw conclusions about the characteristics of the respective banknote, such as authenticity, state, type, ie their currency and denomination, etc. The ascertained data of the banknote are transferred to a control device 140, which evaluates the data by means of stored reference data and assigns the determined properties, such as currency, denomination, authenticity, state, etc., to each processed banknote. On the basis of the properties determined, the further flow of the banknotes through the bank-note processing machine 100 is controlled by the control device 140. For this purpose, the control device 140 acts on switches 121 to 124, which are part of the transport system 120 and allow the bank notes to be deposited in output units 130 to 138 in accordance with the determined properties. The output units 130 to 137 can be designed, for example, as spiral slot stackers which stack the bank notes to be deposited by means of rotating units 130, 132, 134, 136, which have spiral compartments, in trays 131, 133, 135, 137. The output unit 138 may be formed as a shredder, z. B. to destroy banknotes no longer suitable for banknotes.
Die Bedienung der Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine 100 wird mittels einer Ein-/ Ausgabeeinrichtung 150 gesteuert, welche dazu z. B. eine Anzeige und/ oder einen Drucker sowie eine Tastatur oder einen Touch-Screen auf¬ weist.The operation of the banknote processing machine 100 is controlled by means of an input / output device 150, which z. B. has a display and / or a printer and a keyboard or a touch screen auf¬.
Die Sensoreinrichtung 112 kann einen Sensor enthalten, der ein Abbild der jeweiligen Banknote erzeugt, z. B. einen CCD-Sensor, dessen Daten zur wei¬ teren Auswertung an die Steuereinrichtung 140 übergeben werden. Damit die Seriennummer unabhängig von der Lage der Banknoten immer erkannt werden kann, kann die Sensoreinrichtung 112 auch einen zweiten CCD- Sensor enthalten, wobei die beiden CCD-Sensoren derart angeordnet sind, daß sie beide Seiten der jeweiligen Banknote erfassen. In einem ersten Schritt ermittelt die Steuereinrichtung 140 einen die Seriennummer aufweisenden Bereich der Banknote. Dies kann beispielsweise durch Ermittlung von Wäh- rung und Stückelung erfolgen, da dann die Position der Seriennummer in¬ nerhalb der Banknote bekannt ist. Eine weitere Möglichkeit stellt die Ver¬ wendung eines Infrarotsensors dar, da Seriennummern häufig mit einer Farbe gedruckt werden, welche infrarotes Licht absorbiert, so daß die die Seriennummer enthaltende Stelle der Banknote ermittelt werden kann. In einem zweiten Schritt ermittelt die Steuereinrichtung 140 die Seriennummer. Dazu können beispielsweise bekannte Verfahren zur Erkennung von Zei¬ chen verwendet werden. Die so ermittelte Seriennummer kann für die wei¬ tere Bearbeitung verwendet werden. Zusätzlich können die ermittelten Ei¬ genschaften der jeweiligen Banknote wie Echtheit, Zustand, Währung, Stük- kelung usw. der Seriennummer zugeordnet werden und für die weitere Be¬ arbeitung zusammen mit der Seriennummer in der Steuereinrichtung 140 gespeichert werden.The sensor device 112 may include a sensor that generates an image of the respective banknote, for. B. a CCD sensor whose data are passed to wei¬ further evaluation to the controller 140. So that the serial number can always be recognized independently of the position of the banknotes, the sensor device 112 can also display a second CCD. Sensor included, wherein the two CCD sensors are arranged such that they detect both sides of the respective banknote. In a first step, the control device 140 determines an area of the banknote having the serial number. This can be done, for example, by determining currency and denomination, since then the position of the serial number within the banknote is known. Another possibility is the Ver¬ use of an infrared sensor, since serial numbers are often printed with a color which absorbs infrared light, so that the serial number containing location of the bill can be determined. In a second step, the controller 140 determines the serial number. For this purpose, for example, known methods for recognizing characters can be used. The thus determined serial number can be used for further processing. In addition, the determined properties of the respective banknote, such as authenticity, state, currency, number of pieces, etc., can be assigned to the serial number and stored in the control device 140 for further processing together with the serial number.
Probleme bei der Bearbeitung von Banknoten in der Banknotenbearbei- tungsmaschine 100 können auftreten, wenn es zu Betriebsstörungen wie Stauungen usw. kommt. Zur Erkennung von Betriebsstörungen kann die Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine 100 beispielsweise Detektoren 161 bis 166 aufweisen, z. B. Lichtschranken. Die Lichtschranken 161 bis 166 sind entlang des Transportsystems 120 angeordnet und ermöglichen die Überwachung der ordnungsgemäßen Bearbeitung der einzelnen Banknoten in der Bankno¬ tenbearbeitungsmaschine 100, von der Eingabeeinheit 110 bis zu den Aus¬ gabeeinheiten 130 bis 137 bzw. bis zum Schredder 138. Dazu werden die Si¬ gnale der Lichtschranken 161 bis 166 von der Steuereinrichtung 140 ausge¬ wertet. Wird eine Betriebsstörung erkannt oder vermutet, kann die Steuer- einrichtung 140 die weitere Bearbeitung der Banknoten durch die Bankno- tenbearbeitungsmaschine 100 stoppen. Dazu wird insbesondere der Verein¬ zeier 111, und wahlweise zusätzlich auch das Transportsystem 120 angehal¬ ten. Ebenso kann es vorgesehen sein, daß bei Auftreten einer Betriebsstö¬ rung die im Transportsystem 120 befindlichen Banknoten in eine der Aus- gabeeinheiten 130 bis 137 transportiert werden, die als Rückweisungsf ach verwendet wird, damit diese Banknoten gesondert z. B. von einer Bedien¬ person bearbeitet werden können.Problems in the processing of banknotes in the banknote processing machine 100 can occur when malfunctions such as jams etc. occur. For example, to detect malfunctions, the banknote processing machine 100 may include detectors 161-166, e.g. B. Photocells. The light barriers 161 to 166 are arranged along the transport system 120 and make it possible to monitor the proper processing of the individual banknotes in the banknote processing machine 100, from the input unit 110 to the output units 130 to 137 or to the shredder 138 the signals of the light barriers 161 to 166 are evaluated by the control device 140. If a malfunction is detected or suspected, the control device 140 can process the further processing of the banknotes by the banknotes. stop processing machine 100. For this purpose, in particular the separator 111, and optionally also the transport system 120, are stopped. It can also be provided that, when a malfunction occurs, the banknotes in the transport system 120 are transported to one of the dispensing units 130 to 137 , which is used as Rückfungsf ach, so that these notes separately z. B. can be edited by a Bedien¬ person.
Bei einer derartigen Betriebsstörung kann es sich beispielsweise um einen Stau der Banknoten im Transportsystem 120 handeln. Ein Stau wird von der Steuereinrichtung 140 erkannt, wenn z. B. ein erwartetes Signal einer der Lichtschranken 161 bis 166 nach einem vorgegebenen Zeitraum ausbleibt oder wenn eine der Lichtschranken 161 bis 166 ein Dauersignal abgibt. Die zu diesem Zeitpunkt in Bearbeitung befindlichen Banknoten, d. h. die im Transportsystem 120 befindlichen Banknoten, werden dann beispielsweise von der Bedienperson entnommen und gesondert bearbeitet.Such a malfunction may be, for example, a jam of the banknotes in the transport system 120. A jam is detected by the controller 140 when z. B. an expected signal of one of the light barriers 161 to 166 fails after a predetermined period or if one of the photoelectric sensors 161 to 166 outputs a continuous signal. The banknotes in process at this time, i. H. The banknotes in the transport system 120 are then removed, for example, by the operator and processed separately.
Bei der gesonderten Bearbeitung kann es vorgesehen sein, daß die Bedien¬ person sich mittels der Anzeige der Ein-/ Ausgabeeinrichtung 150 die Seri- ennummern sowie die den Seriennummern zugeordneten Eigenschaften wie Echtheit, Zustand, Währung, Stückelung usw. der jeweils zugehörigen Banknote anzeigen läßt. Mittels der Seriennummer sowie den zugeordneten Eigenschaften kann die Bedienperson die betroffen Banknoten mittels deren Seriennummern identifizieren und wie vorgesehen bearbeiten, beispielswei- se einer bestimmten Ausgabeeinheit zuordnen. Dabei kann auch die ur¬ sprüngliche Reihenfolge der Banknoten wiederhergestellt werden. Die Be¬ dienperson liest dazu die Seriennummern von den Banknoten und ver¬ gleicht diese mit der Reihenfolge der gespeicherten Seriennummern. Dies ist insbesondere dann von Bedeutung, wenn verschiedene Einzahlungen gleichzeitig mit der Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine 100 bearbeitet werden, um die Banknoten der jeweiligen Einzahlung zuordnen zu können. Die ver¬ schieden Einzahlungen können dabei durch Trennkarten voneinander ge¬ trennt sein.In the case of separate processing, it may be provided that the operating person can display the serial numbers and the properties associated with the serial numbers, such as authenticity, condition, currency, denomination, etc., of the respectively associated banknote by means of the display of the input / output device 150 , By means of the serial number and the associated properties, the operator can identify the affected banknotes by means of their serial numbers and process them as intended, for example assigning them to a specific output unit. In this case, the original sequence of the banknotes can also be restored. For this purpose, the operator reads the serial numbers from the banknotes and compares them with the sequence of the stored serial numbers. This is particularly important when various deposits are processed simultaneously with the banknote processing machine 100, to be able to assign the banknotes to the respective deposit. The different deposits can be separated from one another by separation cards.
Es kann auch vorgesehen sein, daß die Detektoren 161 bis 166 die Serien¬ nummern der zu bearbeitenden Banknoten erfassen können, z. B. wie oben im Zusammenhang mit der Sensoreinrichtung 112 beschrieben. In diesem Fall kann der Weg jeder einzelnen Banknote während der Bearbeitung in der Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine 100 lückenlos von der Steuereinrichtung 140 überwacht werden. Insbesondere ist mittels des unmittelbar vor dem Schredder 138 angebrachten Detektors 166 in diesem Fall möglich nicht nur festzustellen, daß eine Banknote der Zerstörung zugeführt wird, sondern die Identität der Banknote kann anhand der Seriennummer festgestellt werden.It can also be provided that the detectors 161 to 166 can capture the serial numbers of the banknotes to be processed, eg. B. as described above in connection with the sensor device 112. In this case, the path of each individual banknote during processing in the bank-note processing machine 100 can be monitored continuously by the control device 140. In particular, by means of the detector 166 mounted directly in front of the shredder 138, it is possible in this case not only to ascertain that a banknote is being delivered for destruction, but the identity of the banknote can be ascertained on the basis of the serial number.
Häufig ist die Erfassung der Seriennummern von Banknoten problematisch, z. B. weil die Seriennummer teilweise verdeckt ist. In Figur 2 ist beispielhaft eine Banknote 10 mit einer Seriennummer 20 dargestellt. Ein Teil der Serien¬ nummer 20 ist von einem Fleck 30 mehr oder weniger stark verdeckt, wes¬ halb die Erkennung der Seriennummer 20 nicht möglich ist. Bei der Bearbei- tung der Banknote 10 in der Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine 100 werden die Daten des Abbilds der Banknote 10 von der Sensoreinrichtung 112 an die Steuereinrichtung 140 übertragen.Frequently, the detection of serial numbers of banknotes is problematic, e.g. B. because the serial number is partially hidden. In FIG. 2, a banknote 10 with a serial number 20 is shown by way of example. A part of the Serien¬ number 20 is more or less heavily obscured by a spot 30, wes¬ half the detection of the serial number 20 is not possible. When the banknote 10 is processed in the banknote processing machine 100, the data of the image of the banknote 10 are transmitted from the sensor device 112 to the control device 140.
In einem ersten Schritt a) wird von der Steuereinrichtung 140 die Position und der Bereich 40 der Seriennummer 20 innerhalb der Banknote 10 festge¬ stellt, z. B. wie oben beschrieben.In a first step a), the controller 140 determines the position and the area 40 of the serial number 20 within the banknote 10, for B. as described above.
In einem zweiten Schritt b) wird mittels eines Verfahrens zur Erkennung von Zeichen (OCR: optical character recognition) eine Seriennummer 50 aus dem Abbild bzw. dem zuvor festgestellten Bereich 40 ermittelt. In einem dritten Schritt c) wird die ermittelte Seriennummer 50 in einer Da¬ tenbank 60 der Steuereinrichtung 140 für die weitere Bearbeitung gespei¬ chert SN.In a second step b), a serial number 50 from the image or the previously determined region 40 is determined by means of a method for recognizing characters (OCR: optical character recognition). In a third step c), the ascertained serial number 50 is stored in a database 60 of the control device 140 for further processing.
In der Datenbank 60 können zusätzlich zur der ermittelten Seriennummer 50 weitere, die Seriennummer 20 bzw. die jeweilige Banknote 10 betreffende Informationen gespeichert werden. Beispielsweise kann gespeichert werden, wie gut die Seriennummer 20 gelesen bzw. erkannt werden konnte. Eine die Lesbarkeit bzw. Erkennbarkeit betreffende Information L kann z. B. als pro- zentuale Angabe gespeichert werden. Liegt die Lesbarkeit bzw. Erkennbar¬ keit unterhalb eins bestimmten Schwellenwerts, z. B. 50 %, kann zusätzlich eine weitere die Banknote 10 kennzeichnende Information B gespeichert werden. Dabei kann es sich um das Abbild der Banknote 10 oder einen Teil des Abbilds der Banknote 10 handeln, insbesondere den für die Seriennum- mer 20 festgestellten Bereich 40. Darüber hinaus können in der Datenbank 60 auch die oben beschriebenen Eigenschaften der Banknoten gespeichert und mit der jeweiligen Seriennummer verknüpft werden, die von der Steu¬ ereinrichtung 140 aus den Daten der Sensoreinrichtung 112 ermittelt wer¬ den. Ebenso können Daten der Sensoreinrichtung 112 für jede Banknote ge- speichert werden.In the database 60, in addition to the determined serial number 50, further information concerning the serial number 20 or the respective banknote 10 can be stored. For example, it can be stored how well the serial number 20 could be read or recognized. A readability or recognizability information L may, for. B. be stored as a percentage. If the readability or recognizability lies below a certain threshold value, eg. B. 50%, in addition, another bank note 10 characterizing information B can be stored. This can be the image of the banknote 10 or a part of the image of the banknote 10, in particular the area 40 identified for the serial number 20. In addition, the properties of the banknotes described above can also be stored in the database 60 and used with the respective serial number, which is determined by the control device 140 from the data of the sensor device 112. Likewise, data of the sensor device 112 can be stored for each banknote.
Sollte die Ermittlung der Seriennummer 20 fehlschlagen, z.B. weil ein Teil der Seriennummer 20 von einem Fleck 30 verdeckt ist und nicht oder nicht vollständig aus den Daten der Sensoreinrichtung 112 mittels OCR erkannt werden kann, kann ein spezieller Algorithmus verwendet werden. Dieser erzeugt aus der in den Daten der Sensoreinrichtung 112 enthaltenen Bildin¬ formation (mit Fleck) eine eindeutige Kennzeichnung, welche aus alphanu¬ merischen Zeihen bestehen kann. Dazu kann der spezielle Algorithmus den Bereich 40 der Seriennummer 20 z. B. in einzelne Rechtecke aufteilen. Inner- halb eines jeden Rechtecks wird aus der darin befindlichen Bildinformation der Helligkeitsmittelwert gewonnen und anschließend auf eine einstellige Ziffer oder ein Zeichen normiert. Statt des Helligkeitsmittelwertes sind auch andere Auswertungen denkbar, wie z. B. der häufigste Helligkeitswert in einem Rechteck oder ähnliches. Ebenso kann statt Rechtecken eine andere Aufteilung gewählt werden. Die Aneinanderreihung der so gewonnenen alphanumerischen Zeichen ergibt die eindeutige Kennung. Um sofort er¬ kennen zu können, daß es sich um eine eindeutige Kennzeichnung 50 und nicht um eine erkannte Seriennummer 20 handelt, kann die eindeutige Kennzeichnung 50 durch ein besonderes Zeichen 50' markiert werden.If the determination of the serial number 20 fails, for example because a part of the serial number 20 is covered by a spot 30 and can not or not completely be recognized from the data of the sensor device 112 by means of OCR, a special algorithm can be used. This generates from the image information contained in the data of the sensor device 112 (with spot) a clear identification, which can consist of alphanumeric rows. For this purpose, the special algorithm, the range 40 of the serial number 20 z. B. split into individual rectangles. Within each rectangle, the image information contained therein becomes the brightness mean value is obtained and then normalized to a single digit or a character. Instead of the brightness mean other evaluations are conceivable, such. B. the most common brightness value in a rectangle or the like. Likewise, instead of rectangles another division can be selected. The juxtaposition of the thus obtained alphanumeric characters gives the unique identifier. In order to know immediately that it is a unique identifier 50 and not a recognized serial number 20, the unique identifier 50 can be marked by a special character 50 '.
Sollte die Ermittlung der Seriennummer 20 fehlschlagen, z. B. weil ein Teil der Seriennummer 20 von einem Fleck 30 verdeckt ist und nicht oder nicht vollständig erkannt werden kann, kann statt der zuvor beschriebenen Vor¬ gehensweise eine individuelle und eindeutige Kennzeichnung 50 auch da- durch vergeben werden, daß eine zufällig Reihenfolge aus alphanumeri¬ schen Zeichen erzeugt wird, z. B. eine Zufallszahl. Diese eindeutige Kenn¬ zeichnung 50 unterscheidet sich insbesondere von allen in der Datenbank 60 gespeicherten zuvor ermittelten Seriennummern, auch von zuvor vergebe¬ nen eindeutigen Kennzeichnungen. Auf diese Weise ist sichergestellt, daß die der so vergebenen eindeutigen Kennung 50 zugeordneten Eigenschaften der Banknote 10 bei einer späteren Überprüfung eindeutig mit der entspre¬ chenden Banknote 10 in Verbindung gebracht werden können. In der Da¬ tenbank 60 wird zusammen mit dieser eindeutigen Kennzeichnung 50 zu¬ mindest das Abbild oder der festgestellte Bereich 40 gespeichert, um die Banknote 10 bei der besonderen Bearbeitung anhand des gespeicherten Ab¬ bilds oder festgestellten Bereichs 40 identifizieren zu können.If the determination of the serial number 20 fails, z. For example, because part of the serial number 20 is obscured by a spot 30 and can not or not completely be recognized, an individual and unique identifier 50 may be given instead of the procedure described above in that a random sequence of alphanumeric ¬ character is generated, z. B. a random number. This unambiguous identification 50 differs in particular from all the previously determined serial numbers stored in the database 60, including previously assigned unique identifiers. In this way, it is ensured that the characteristics of the banknote 10 associated with the unique identifier 50 assigned in this way can be unambiguously associated with the corresponding banknote 10 during a later check. At least the image or the determined region 40 is stored in the database 60 together with this unique identifier 50 in order to be able to identify the banknote 10 during the particular processing on the basis of the stored image or detected region 40.
Eine weitere Verbesserung der Erkennung der Seriennummern von Bankno¬ ten kann erreicht werden, wenn in den Seriennummern enthaltene Prüf zif- fern durch die Steuereinrichtung 140 ausgewertet werden. Dies kann auch zusätzlich zu der zuvor beschriebenen Vorgehensweise geschehen.A further improvement of the recognition of the serial numbers of banknotes can be achieved if check numbers contained in the serial numbers be evaluated remotely by the controller 140. This can also be done in addition to the procedure described above.
Durch die Auswertung der Prüfziffer kann festgestellt werden, ob die er- kannte Seriennummer eine zulässige Seriennummer ist. Dadurch ist ge¬ währleistet, daß die Seriennummer von der Steuereinrichtung 140 richtig erkannt wurde. Wird jedoch festgestellt, daß die erkannte Seriennummer keine zulässige Seriennummer ist, kann - wie oben beschrieben - eine ein¬ deutige Kennzeichnung 50 vergeben und zusammen mit zumindest dem festgestellten Bereich 40 gespeichert werden. Bestimmte Prüf ziffer-Systeme erlauben es auch, eine oder mehrere fehlerhaft erkannte Ziffern und/ oder Zeichen der durch die Steuereinrichtung 140 erkannten Seriennummer zu korrigieren. Dadurch wird es alternativ oder zusätzlich möglich, statt für fehlerhaft erkannte Seriennummern eine eindeutige Kennung 50 zu verge- ben, die fehlerhaften Seriennummern zu korrigieren. Bei bekannten Prüfzif¬ fer-Systemen ist es beispielsweise vorgesehen, daß eine Quersumme über die Ziffern der Seriennummer gebildet wird. Weist die Quersumme mehr als eine Stelle auf, wird solange eine Quersumme gebildet, bis die Quersumme eine einstellige Zahl ist. Diese wird dann mit der Prüfziffer verglichen. Bei Übereinstimmung von Quersumme und Prüfziffer ist die Seriennummer korrekt. In die Bildung der Quersumme können auch in der Seriennummer Buchstaben einbezogen werden, dazu wird den Buchstaben ein bestimmter Wert oder eine bestimmte Zahl zugewiesen, z. B. die Stelle im Alphabet, also 1 für A, 2 für B usw.By evaluating the check digit, it can be determined whether the recognized serial number is a permissible serial number. This ensures that the serial number has been correctly recognized by the control device 140. If, however, it is determined that the recognized serial number is not a permissible serial number, then - as described above - a unique identifier 50 can be assigned and stored together with at least the detected area 40. Certain check digit systems also allow one or more erroneously recognized digits and / or characters of the serial number recognized by the controller 140 to be corrected. As a result, it is alternatively or additionally possible to assign a unique identifier 50 instead of incorrectly recognized serial numbers, to correct the incorrect serial numbers. In known Prüfzif¬ fer systems, for example, it is provided that a checksum on the digits of the serial number is formed. If the cross sum has more than one digit, a cross sum is formed until the cross sum is a one-digit number. This is then compared with the check digit. If the checksum and check digit match, the serial number is correct. In the formation of the checksum, letters can also be included in the serial number, for which purpose the letters are assigned a specific value or a specific number, eg. For example, the place in the alphabet, so 1 for A, 2 for B, etc.
Eine weitere Verbesserung der Erkennung der Seriennummern ist möglich, wenn eine Seriennummer 20, 20' mehrfach auf die Banknote 10 aufgebracht ist. In diesem Fall können die mehrfach aufgebrachten Seriennummern 20, 20' in der oben beschriebenen Weise von der Steuereinrichtung 140 ermittelt und von der Steuereinrichtung 140 verglichen werden. Bei Abweichungen liegt eine Fälschung oder eine fälschungsverdächtige Banknote vor.A further improvement of the recognition of the serial numbers is possible if a serial number 20, 20 'is applied several times to the banknote 10. In this case, the multiply applied serial numbers 20, 20 'can be determined by the control device 140 in the manner described above and compared by the controller 140. In case of deviations, there is a forgery or counterfeit banknote.
Eine Abweichung kann auf eine Fälschung hinweisen, die aus mehreren ech- ten Banknoten erzeugt wurde, wobei die echten Banknoten zerschnitten und wieder zusammengeklebt werden. Dabei werden die Banknoten so zer¬ schnitten, daß die zusammengeklebten Fälschungen geringfügig kleiner als eine echte Banknote sind, wodurch es möglich ist, aus z. B. 20 Banknoten 21 Fälschungen zusammenzusetzen, die in der Regel unterschiedliche Serien- nummern 20, 20' aufweisen.A deviation may be indicative of a forgery created from multiple genuine banknotes, with the real banknotes being cut and glued together again. In this case, the banknotes are cut so zer¬ that the glued fakes are slightly smaller than a genuine banknote, which makes it possible, for. B. 20 banknotes 21 fakes to assemble, which usually have different serial numbers 20, 20 '.
Das Auftreten einer Abweichung kann aber auch auf eine fehlerhafte Erken¬ nung bei einer der Seriennummern 20, 20' durch die Steuereinrichtung 140 hinweisen. Kann z. B. durch die Prüfung anderer Merkmale der Banknote ausgeschlossen werden, daß es sich um eine Fälschung handelt, ist es mög¬ lich eine Korrektur der fehlerhaft erkannten Seriennummer mittels minde¬ stens einer zweiten, richtig erkannten Seriennummer vorzunehmen, da durch das Vorliegen mehrerer Seriennummern 20, 20' mehr Daten für die Auswertung durch die Steuereinrichtung 140 zur Verfügung stehen.However, the occurrence of a deviation can also indicate a faulty recognition of one of the serial numbers 20, 20 'by the control device 140. Can z. B. by checking other features of the bill to be excluded that it is a forgery, it is possible mög¬ Lich make a correction of the erroneously recognized serial number by minde¬ least a second, correctly recognized serial number, since by the presence of several serial numbers 20 , 20 'more data for the evaluation by the controller 140 are available.
Die für mehrere Seriennummern 20, 20' beschriebenen Maßnahmen zur Er¬ kennung der Seriennummer können auch zusätzlich zu den zuvor beschrie¬ benen Vorgehensweisen durchgeführt werden. Sollte die Seriennummer mehr als zweifach auf einer Banknote aufgebracht sein, sind selbstverständ- lieh weitere Vergleiche möglich.The measures for identifying the serial number described for several serial numbers 20, 20 'can also be carried out in addition to the previously described procedures. If the serial number is more than twice applied to a banknote, of course, further comparisons are possible.
Es ist offensichtlich, daß in der oben beschriebenen Weise an Stelle von Banknoten auch andere Wertdokument wie Schecks, Eintrittskarten, Gut¬ scheine Trennkarten usw. bearbeitet werden können, falls diese eine der Se- riennummer von Banknoten vergleichbare Individualisierung aufweisen. In den obigen Beispielen wurde die Bearbeitung von Banknoten anhand ei¬ ner Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschine erläutert, die zum Prüfen und Sortie¬ ren von Banknoten geeignet ist. Es ist offensichtlich, daß die beschriebene Bearbeitung und Erkennung von Seriennummern auch für andere Bankno¬ tenbearbeitungsmaschinen geeignet ist, bei denen Seriennummern erfaßt werden, z. B. Banknotenbearbeitungsmaschinen für die Einzahlung und/ oder Auszahlung von Banknoten usw. It is obvious that in the manner described above, instead of banknotes, other documents of value such as checks, tickets, vouchers, divider cards, etc., can also be processed if they have an individualization comparable to the serial number of banknotes. In the above examples, the processing of banknotes was explained by means of a bank-note processing machine which is suitable for checking and sorting banknotes. It is obvious that the described processing and recognition of serial numbers is also suitable for other Bankno¬ tenbearbeitungsmaschinen in which serial numbers are detected, for. B. banknote processing machines for the deposit and / or disbursement of banknotes, etc.

Claims

P a t e n t a n s p r ü c h e Patent claims
1. Verfahren für die Bearbeitung von Banknoten, mit folgenden Schritten:1. Method for processing banknotes, comprising the following steps:
- Vereinzeln der Banknoten,- separating the banknotes,
- Transportieren der vereinzelten Banknoten durch eine Sensoreinrichtung (112; 161 bis 166) zu mehreren Ausgabeeinheiten (130 bis 138), - Überprüfen der Banknoten durch Auswerten von Daten der Sensoreinrich¬ tung (112; 161 bis 166) sowie Ermitteln und Speichern von Seriennummern der Banknoten durch eine Steuereinrichtung (140), und- Transporting the isolated banknotes by a sensor device (112, 161 to 166) to several output units (130 to 138), - Checking the banknotes by evaluating data of the Sensoreinrich¬ device (112, 161 to 166) and determining and storing serial numbers of Banknotes by a control device (140), and
- Transportieren der Banknoten in die Ausgabeeinheiten (130 bis 138), in Abhängigkeit von der Überprüfung, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß bei der Ermittlung der Seriennummern der Banknoten für jede Banknote eine eindeutige Seriennummer festgelegt wird.- Transporting the banknotes in the output units (130 to 138), in response to the review, characterized in that when determining the serial numbers of the banknotes for each banknote, a unique serial number is determined.
2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß bei Problemen bei der Ermittlung der Seriennummer für eine Banknote eine eindeutige2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that in case of problems in determining the serial number for a banknote a unique
Kennung für diese Banknote erzeugt und gespeichert wird.Identifier for this bill is generated and stored.
3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die eindeutige Kennung eine zufällige Folge von Ziffern und/ oder alphanumerischen Zei- chen ist.3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the unique identifier is a random sequence of digits and / or alphanumeric characters Chen.
4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die eindeutige Kennung eine Folge von Ziffern und/ oder alphanumerischen Zeichen ist, wobei die Ziffern und/ oder alphanumerischen Zeichen aus dem Abbild oder einem Bereich des Abbilds der Banknote abgeleitet werden. 4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that the unique identifier is a sequence of digits and / or alphanumeric characters, wherein the numerals and / or alphanumeric characters are derived from the image or a portion of the image of the banknote.
5. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Abbild oder Teilbild der Banknote zusammen mit der Seriennum¬ mer oder der eindeutigen Kennung gespeichert wird.5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that an image or partial image of the banknote is stored together with the serial number or the unique identifier.
6. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die ermittelten Seriennummern mittels in den Seriennummern enthalte¬ ner Prüf Ziffern überprüft werden.6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the determined serial numbers are checked by means of test numbers contained in the serial numbers.
7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß bei der Über- prüfung als fehlerhaft erkannte Seriennummern mittels einer oder mehrerer7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that in the review as recognized as erroneous serial numbers by means of one or more
Prüf Ziffern korrigiert werden.Check digits are corrected.
8. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß mehrfach auf die Banknote aufgebrachte Seriennummern erfaßt werden und die Seriennummern miteinander verglichen werden.8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that repeatedly applied to the banknote serial numbers are detected and the serial numbers are compared.
9. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß beim Auftre¬ ten von Abweichungen die Banknote als Fälschung oder fälschungsverdäch¬ tig eingestuft wird.9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that the occurrence of deviations of the bill is classified as counterfeit or fälschungsverdäch¬ tig.
10. Verfahren nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß beim Auftreten von Abweichungen die Seriennummer korrigiert wird.10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the occurrence of deviations, the serial number is corrected.
11. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Seriennummer jeder Banknote Eigenschaften der Banknote zuge¬ ordnet und zusammen mit dieser gespeichert werden, insbesondere Echt¬ heit, Zustand, Währung, Stückelung usw. 11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the serial number of each banknote zuge¬ features assigned to the banknote and stored together with this, in particular authenticity, state, currency, denomination, etc.
12. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Reihenfolge der Seriennummern der bearbeiteten Banknoten gespei¬ chert wird.12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the order of the serial numbers of the processed banknotes is stored cheri¬.
13. Vorrichtung für die Bearbeitung von Banknoten, mit:13. Apparatus for processing banknotes, comprising:
- einer Eingabeeinheit (110) zur Eingabe von Banknoten,an input unit (110) for entering banknotes,
- einem Vereinzeier (111) zur Vereinzelung der eingegebenen Banknoten,a singler (111) for singling the banknotes entered,
- einem Transportsystem (120) zum Transportieren der vereinzelten Bankno¬ ten, - einer Sensoreinrichtung (112) zur Überprüfung der vereinzelten Bankno¬ ten,a transport system (120) for transporting the separated banknotes, a sensor device (112) for checking the separated banknotes,
- einer Steuereinrichtung (140) zur Überprüfung der Banknoten mittels von der Sensoreinrichtung (112) stammender Daten der Banknoten sowie zum Ermitteln von Seriennummern der Banknoten, und - Ausgabeeinheiten (130 bis 138) in welche die Banknoten vom Transportsy¬ stem (120), gesteuert durch die Steuereinrichtung (140), in Abhängigkeit von der Überprüfung, transportiert werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuereinrichtung (140) eine eindeutige Seriennummer für jede Banknote festlegt.- A control device (140) for checking the banknotes by means of the sensor device (112) derived data of the banknotes and for determining serial numbers of the banknotes, and - output units (130 to 138) into which the banknotes from Transportsy¬ system (120) controlled are transported by the control device (140) in response to the check, characterized in that the control device (140) defines a unique serial number for each bill.
14. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steu¬ ereinrichtung (140) bei Problemen bei der Ermittlung der Seriennummer für eine Banknote eine eindeutige Kennung für diese Banknote erzeugt und speichert.14. The apparatus according to claim 13, characterized in that the control device (140) generates and stores a unique identifier for this banknote in the event of problems in determining the serial number for a banknote.
15. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steu¬ ereinrichtung (140) eine zufällige Folge von Ziffern und/ oder alphanumeri¬ schen Zeichen für die eindeutige Kennung erzeugt. 15. Device according to claim 14, characterized in that the control device (140) generates a random sequence of digits and / or alphanumeric characters for the unique identifier.
16. Verfahren nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Steuer¬ einrichtung für die eindeutige Kennung eine Folge von Ziffern und/ oder alphanumerischen Zeichen erzeugt, wobei die Ziffern und/ oder alphanu¬ merischen Zeichen aus von der Sensoreinrichtung (112) stammender Daten der Banknoten ermittelt werden, die dem Abbild oder einem Bereich des Abbilds der Banknote entsprechen.16. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that the control device for the unique identifier generates a sequence of digits and / or alphanumeric characters, wherein the digits and / or alphanu¬ merischen characters from the sensor device (112) derived data of Banknotes corresponding to the image or a portion of the image of the bill to be determined.
17. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 16, dadurch gekenn¬ zeichnet, daß die Steuereinrichtung ein Abbild oder Teilbild der Banknote zusammen mit der Seriennummer oder der eindeutigen Kennung speichert.17. Device according to one of claims 13 to 16, characterized gekenn¬ characterized in that the control device stores an image or partial image of the banknote together with the serial number or the unique identifier.
18. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 17, dadurch gekennzeich¬ net, daß die Steuereinrichtung (140) die Reihenfolge der Seriennummern der bearbeiteten Banknoten speichert.18. The method according to any one of claims 13 to 17, characterized gekennzeich¬ net, that the control device (140) stores the order of the serial numbers of the processed banknotes.
19. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 13 bis 18, dadurch gekenn¬ zeichnet, daß entlang des Transportsystems (120) mehrere mit der Steuer¬ einrichtung (140) verbundene Detektoren (161 bis 166) angeordnet sind, wel¬ che die Seriennummern der Banknoten erfassen. 19. Device according to one of claims 13 to 18, characterized gekenn¬ characterized in that along with the transport system (120) a plurality of the control device (140) connected detectors (161 to 166) are arranged wel¬ che the serial numbers of banknotes capture ,
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