FI98647C - Method and apparatus for preventing illegal movement and opening of money cartridge - Google Patents

Description

98647

Method and device for preventing unauthorized movement and opening of the wallet 5

The invention relates to a method for preventing the unauthorized movement and / or opening of a cassette, in which method a toner cartridge placed inside the cassette can be activated to be triggered as a result of opening or attempting to open the cassette.

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The invention also relates to a device implementing the method, which device comprises a color cartridge placed inside a money cartridge and triggering means which can be activated to detonate the color cartridge as a result of unauthorized opening of the cartridge or if other predetermined criteria are met.

As ATMs increase, so does the need to transport cash cartridges between MFIs and ATMs. The amounts of money contained in the cartridges are considerably large 20 and are prone to robbery during transportation. Often, ATMs are also vulnerable to robbery. The vending machine can be dismantled to remove the cassette from inside it, or the detached vending machine can be transported in its entirety elsewhere for removal of the cassette.

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Another problem is the cash collected by merchants, who are vulnerable to robbery before the money is transported to the MFI. Even nightclubs used by merchants have been blown up by bombs to rob the money cartridges contained in the tanks.

The object of the invention is to provide a cassette with features which can prevent the money contained in the cassette from being looted in a usable form 35 in all the following situations: 1. transporting the cassette to and from the ATM 2. when the cassette is attached to the ATM and 2 98647 for storage in a night container.

This object of the invention is achieved by the method set out in the appended claim 1 and the device set out in claim 5. Preferred embodiments of the invention are set out in the dependent claims.

The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows a general diagram of the method and device according to the invention and Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of the color cartridge 5 triggers 6-13 mounted together with the color cartridge 5 inside the cassette 1.

20 The operating principle shown in Figure 1 is as follows. The banknotes are loaded into the cassette 1 at the MFI. Cartridge 1 contains a toner cartridge which, when exploded, stains the banknotes unusable with e.g. liquid ink. When the cassette 1 is loaded and closed, it is placed on the activation-25 and the passivation plate 2, which is in communication with the trigger memory unit 11. The communication may be galvanically via metal pins or a light signal or by inductive coupling or other wireless transmission method. Activation can take place by assigning a secret identification number to the activation and passivation plate 2 by means of the remote control device 3, which forwards it to the memory unit 11 of the triggering members. Activation can also take place automatically whenever the lid of the cassette 1 is closed.

When the cassette 1 is in the activation state, the triggering means allow the movements and accelerations occurring during transport so that 35 3 98647 cassette 1 can be transported to the automaton 4. However, in the activation mode, the triggering means 6-13 are set to trigger a detonation limit. 5 when opening.

When the cassette 1 is attached to the automaton 4, the sensitivity of the triggering members 6-13 changes so that the trigger limit is reached with smaller movements or accelerations, in particular with a lower tilt angle than before the cassette 4 is connected to the automaton 4. In this case, the trigger limit is reached. When the cassette is removed from the machine 4 for permission to be returned to the MFI, the sensitivity 15 of the activation mode returns to the level that allows transport.

When the cartridge is returned to the MFI for refilling, it is placed on the activation and passivation plate 2 and the remote control 3 is given a secret passivation code, after which the cartridge 1 can be opened without detonating the ink cartridge 5. It is essential that the cartridge 1 cannot be opened without detonating the ink cartridge 5 if there is no passivation device 2, 3 of the triggering members 6-13. Thus, by keeping the passivation device 2, 3 in a safe place 25 and keeping the passivation code secret, it is not possible to rob the money contained in the cassette 1 in a usable form.

In the storage and night-time verification of merchants' cash registers, the method and device according to the invention operate by activating the triggers after closing cassette 1 by closing cassette 1 (or using encryption device 2, 3 as activating device) and returning the cassette to a merchant. but does not clear it. For emptying, the cartridge is returned to the MFI either directly or through a nightstand. Again, the opening of the cassette 1 is made possible by means of a passivation 4 98647 by means of a secret passivation code given via the account 2 and the code device 3.

Figure 2 shows an example of trigger members 6-13, 5 on which a suitable trigger limit can be set for the purposes of the invention. The triggers include position and / or motion analyzers 7-11. Reference numeral 7 denotes a sensor unit with an acceleration sensor and a position sensor. Reference numeral 8 denotes circuit means for distinguishing from the sensor signal 10 quantities indicating the form of movement, such as amplitude (A), frequency (f), frequency or regularity of movement (ff), instantaneous acceleration of movement (g) and cassette position (p). Individually or in suitable combinations, these motion-representative variables are fed through a 15 l / 0 circuit to a microprocessor 10, which uses its algorithms to analyze the motion shape and compare it to predetermined criteria for allowed or forbidden movements stored in memory 11. If the analysis and comparison results in forbidden movements or positions, the microprocessor 10 detonates the color charge 5 e.g.

via a compressed gas capsule 6. Prohibited movements that cause an explosion include, for example, frequencies and accelerations resulting from the drilling or milling of the cassette, as well as shocks or detonation that attempt to open the cassettes.

25 Opening the cassette lid in activation mode is always arranged to trigger the cartridge. Switch 12 illustrates a mechanical or electrical switch or electric eye that opens when the cover is opened.

30 Reference numeral 13 denotes a clock which detonates the color cartridge 5 whenever the activation state has continued for a predetermined time without passivation or switching to the machine 4. In this case, the lost cartridge also discards the money deposited therein and the cartridge cannot be "forgotten". "wait for the battery in the trigger equipment to run out.

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As already shown above, the triggering sensitivity of the cassette connected to the automaton 4 changes so that even relatively small position deviations (tilts) cause the color charge to explode. The memory unit 11 may have predefined criteria for both activation modes, in which case the criteria for the second activation mode become available whenever the cassette is attached to the dispenser 4.

The diagram of Figure 2 is not shown in a limiting sense of the invention, as it is clear that the triggering means as well as the motion and position analysis means can be implemented by a variety of electronic means and sensor techniques. However, a versatile and reliable motion analysis can be implemented using the algorithms of the capacitive acceleration sensor 7 and the microprocessor 10.

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Claims (11)

98647 A method for preventing unauthorized movement and / or opening of a cassette, wherein the color cartridge (5) inserted inside the cassette (1) 5 can be activated to trigger as a result of opening or opening the cassette, characterized in that after filling and closing the cassette (1) the triggers (6-13) including position and / or motion analyzers (7-11) are activated to an activation state that allows movements and accelerations during transport but sets a trigger limit for the triggers (6-13) that detonates the color charge (5), if movements and / or accelerations defined as prohibited occur or if the cassette is opened, and for the refilling of the 15 cassettes, the activation state is decrypted or deactivated by a secret code, the encryption device (2, 3) of which is stored in the MFI. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said activation state is automatically tuned when the cassette (1) is closed. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said activation state is tuned by a secret code given by the encryption device (2, 3). Method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the cassette (1) is conveyed in said activation state to a cash dispenser (4), where the activation state of the triggers is changed from the first activation state to a second, more sensitive activation state where the trigger limit is reached. and 35 that for the return of the empty cassette, the triggering means (6-13) are changed back to the first activation state and after the transport of 98647, the activation is decrypted by said encryption device (2, 3). A device for preventing unauthorized movement and / or opening of a cassette 5, the device comprising a toner cartridge (5) inserted in the cassette (1) and triggering means (6-13) which can be activated to detonate the toner cartridge as a result of unauthorized opening or if other predetermined criteria are met , characterized in that the triggering means (6-11) of the trigger 10, which include means (8, 10) for analyzing the shape of the movements, are associated with a sensor (7) sensing acceleration and / or position, and that the triggering means (6-11) can be deactivated from the cash cassette with a separate cryptographic device 15 (2, 3) kept separately at the MFI. Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the trigger members (6-13) comprise a member (12) responsive to closing and opening the lid of the cassette. 20 Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the member (12) responsive to the closing and opening of the cassette lid automatically switches the trigger members (6-13) to the activation state when the cassette lid is closed. *. 25 Device according to one of Claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the triggering means (6 to 13) comprise a clock (13) which detonates the color charge (5) after the activation state has continued for a predetermined time without passivation or connection to the ATM (4). . 4 Device according to one of Claims 5 to 8, characterized in that the encryption device comprises an activation and deactivation plate (2) to be communicated with the triggering elements (6 to 13) and a remote control device (3) for giving a secret activation and deactivation code. for triggering members (6-13) via said plate (2). 98647 Device according to one of Claims 5 to 9, characterized in that the triggering means (6 to 13) comprise a microprocessor (10) which analyzes the position and / or the shape of the movements of the money box (1) and memory means 5 (H) in which the predetermined criteria for permitted or prohibited movements that determine the sensitivity of the triggers (6-13) in their activation state. Device according to one of Claims 5 to 10, characterized in that the cash register (1) connected to the cash dispenser (4) has a higher sensitivity of the triggering means (6-13) than the cash register detached from the automatic (4). 1 5 98647