EP2422322B1 - Dispositif et procédé pour détecter des caractéristiques de billets de valeur - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé pour détecter des caractéristiques de billets de valeur Download PDF

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EP2422322B1
EP2422322B1 EP10719906.9A EP10719906A EP2422322B1 EP 2422322 B1 EP2422322 B1 EP 2422322B1 EP 10719906 A EP10719906 A EP 10719906A EP 2422322 B1 EP2422322 B1 EP 2422322B1
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Andreas Schreckenberg
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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
    • 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
    • G07D7/06—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 wave or particle radiation
    • G07D7/12—Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation

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  • the invention is based on a device and a method for detecting features of a flat object, in particular a banknote.
  • Such devices are used in the inspection of flat objects. These include, for example, detecting, controlling, verifying and verifying the authenticity of objects and identifying counterfeits.
  • the items include in particular notes of value or documents such as banknotes, checks, stocks, papers with security imprint, certificates, tickets or tickets, vouchers, but also credit or debit cards, identification or access cards.
  • Devices for detecting features of an article are often part of a multi-component system for processing flat objects. Feature recognition devices are used to distinguish counterfeit from real objects. For this purpose, the objects are equipped with characteristic features, which are also referred to as security features. They are intended to complicate the counterfeiting of objects and to assist in checking the objects.
  • the security features of articles include, for example, the material of the article, a watermark, a special printing ink, in particular an optically variable printing ink, holograms, phosphorescent or fluorescent patterns and security threads.
  • a transport device for transporting flat objects
  • a lighting device for illuminating the transported objects
  • a sensor for detecting the light reflected and / or emitted by the object.
  • a bank note validator which detects the speed of each individual bill during the acquisition of check data and which takes into account the determined rate of data generation.
  • the device is equipped with at least one sensor for checking the individual banknotes and with a device for detecting the speed of a banknote. In this way, errors in the data of the sensors caused by fluctuations in the transport speed of the banknotes should be avoided.
  • the computer mouse is equipped with an optical sensor array and image processing. It can be switched from a mode in which by means of the computer mouse an assignment on a pad is detected, in a mode in which barcodes are read .
  • the invention has for its object to provide an apparatus and a method for detecting features of a flat object available, which allow a quick and cost-effective verification of flat objects and thereby have a low Bausch.
  • the device is characterized in that it is equipped with at least one optical sensor of an optical computer mouse.
  • Such sensors have the advantage that they have a mini-camera system with its own optics, two-dimensional sensor chip, analog / digital converter and interface.
  • the sensor is capable of taking pictures with high Record repetition rate. This is, for example, between 1,500 and 7,000 images per second and more.
  • An interface allows fast reading of these images to check for the presence of features.
  • This high repetition rate allows the detection of banknotes that are transported at high speed relative to the optical sensor of the computer mouse. Such high transport speeds are common in machines for machining and processing of banknotes, since in short periods high volumes must be recorded.
  • a typical image size of such sensors is, for example, between 16 ⁇ 16 and 30 ⁇ 30 pixels or pixels.
  • a typical image size of such sensors is, for example, between 16 ⁇ 16 and 30 ⁇ 30 pixels or pixels.
  • Security features of an item may be detected using other sensors specifically adapted to the particular security feature. It does not have to be a computer mouse sensor. These other sensors are activated only when the sensor of the computer mouse registers the presence of an object. In addition, optically detectable features of the objects can be determined with the computer mouse sensor. The features also include all physical properties of an object.
  • a qualification of various quality criteria is also possible with the device according to the invention and the method according to the invention. This includes, for example, the recognition of an adhesive tape on the object, contamination or damage to the object or wear of the object.
  • the computer mouse sensor is small and typically located a short distance from the objects. This leads to a small dimension of the device.
  • the device is equipped with a processor which evaluates the light detected by the sensor for detecting the features.
  • the optical sensor converts the incident light into electrical signals. These electrical signals are evaluated by the processor.
  • the light source is also a component of an optical computer mouse.
  • the device has a compatible with a microcontroller interface. This allows the reading of the images taken by the sensor at high speed.
  • the light source is a light-emitting diode LED.
  • the light source is a laser.
  • This may be, for example, a diode laser.
  • a laser With a laser, the structures of flat objects can be resolved with higher accuracy than with an LED. Objects with a monochrome, smooth and / or glossy surface can be detected better with the help of a laser than with the help of an LED.
  • the use of lasers as a light source also allows illumination of the objects with coherent radiation. In the case of an optically rough surface of the objects with an unevenness on the order of the wavelength of the laser, speckle patterns or light granulation occur, which can be exploited to detect features of the objects.
  • the device may alternatively or cumulatively be equipped with laser and LED.
  • a plurality of sensors are arranged side by side to a multi-channel sensor device, so that a large-scale image of the sheet-like objects can be recorded.
  • one or more speckle patterns of the article are evaluated. These are granular interference phenomena that occur with coherent irradiation of the surface of the objects, as long as the unevenness of the surface is of the order of magnitude of the wavelength.
  • the Evaluation of the speckle pattern thus provides information about the surface condition of the flat objects.

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Claims (11)

  1. Dispositif pour détecter des caractéristiques d'un objet plat, en particulier d'un billet de valeur,
    comprenant au moins une source lumineuse qui projette de la lumière sur l'objet,
    comprenant au moins un capteur qui détecte la lumière réfléchie et/ou émise par l'objet, ledit capteur étant un capteur de souris d'ordinateur optique et présentant un système de mini-caméra doté de son propre système optique, une puce de capteur bidimensionnelle, un convertisseur analogique-numérique et une interface,
    comprenant un autre capteur qui est activé pour détecter une caractéristique de sécurité de l'objet lorsque le capteur de souris d'ordinateur enregistre la présence d'un objet,
    comprenant un dispositif de transport qui transporte l'objet dans la direction de transport par rapport à la source lumineuse et au capteur.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il est équipé d'un processeur qui analyse la lumière détectée par le capteur de souris d'ordinateur en vue de la détection des caractéristiques.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que la source lumineuse est un composant d'une souris d'ordinateur optique.
  4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il présente une interface compatible avec un microcontrôleur.
  5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la source lumineuse est une diode électroluminescente DEL.
  6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que la source lumineuse est un laser.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs capteurs sont juxtaposés pour constituer un dispositif détecteur multicanal.
  8. Procédé pour détecter des caractéristiques d'un objet plat, en particulier d'un billet de valeur, caractérisé par les étapes de procédé suivantes :
    transport de l'objet au moyen d'un dispositif de transport dans une direction de transport,
    éclairement de l'objet par au moins une source lumineuse,
    détection de la lumière réfléchie et/ou émise par l'objet au moyen d'un capteur de souris d'ordinateur optique présentant un système de mini-caméra doté de son propre système optique, une puce de capteur bidimensionnelle, un convertisseur analogique-numérique et une interface,
    conversion de la lumière détectée en un ou plusieurs signaux,
    analyse des signaux pour déterminer les caractéristiques de l'objet activation d'un autre capteur pour détecter des caractéristiques de sécurité de l'objet lorsque le capteur de souris d'ordinateur enregistre la présence d'un objet.
  9. Procédé selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'objet est éclairé par la source lumineuse d'une souris d'ordinateur optique.
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 8 ou 9, caractérisé en ce que l'objet est éclairé par une lumière cohérente.
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce qu'une ou plusieurs figures de speckle de l'objet sont analysées.
EP10719906.9A 2009-04-21 2010-04-20 Dispositif et procédé pour détecter des caractéristiques de billets de valeur Active EP2422322B1 (fr)

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