GB2394823A - A combined banknote and coin validator - Google Patents
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- GB2394823A GB2394823A GB0225248A GB0225248A GB2394823A GB 2394823 A GB2394823 A GB 2394823A GB 0225248 A GB0225248 A GB 0225248A GB 0225248 A GB0225248 A GB 0225248A GB 2394823 A GB2394823 A GB 2394823A
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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
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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
- G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
Abstract
A combined banknote and coin validator for determining the validity of a coin or banknote being presented thereto. The validator comprises: a coin sensing means for sensing physical parameters of a coin to determine its validity; a banknote sensing means for sensing the physical characteristics of a banknote to determine its validity; and a microprocessor operatively coupled to both the coin sensing means and the banknote sensing means. The microprocessor processes inputs from either sensing means to determine the validity of the coin or banknote being presented to the validator.
Description
Improvements Relating To Money Validation The present invention concerns
improvements relating to money validation and more particularly, though not exclusively, to an improved note and coin validator requiring lower maintenance and having a low-power consumption and a lower cost than a conventional combination of a note validator and a coin validator.
Independent banknote validators are known which can be used to verify the validity of paper/plastic banknotes. Such validators are commonly provided in the same money 10 accepting machine as a separate metal coin validators and acceptors. Clearly, the benefit of providing both types of validator in the same machine is that a range of notes and coins can be used by a user to effect a payment. However, the mechanisms for validating these different types of money have been historically always been distinctly separate objects.
The Present Invention: The present invention resides in the apparent simple appreciation that hugely significant benefits can be obtained in such combined banknote and coin validator machines by using the same microprocessor that controls a banknote validator, to 20 control and monitor coin validation sensors of various types. If the sensing of both banknotes and coins is controlled by one microprocessor it is also possible to common the power supply system and/or the interfaces to the host machine leading to significant savings in costs, power consumption and maintenance requirements.
Furthermore, programming acceptance thresholds and profiles of new coins and 25 banknotes becomes far easier as only a single update operation needs to be carried out rather than two separate ones.
In one exemplary embodiment, the combined coin and banknote validator module is constructed so that the validation of both types of money is carried out in one physical 30 unit. However, in an alternative embodiment, the coin sensing head is mounted in a different location within the same host machine. In this case, a coin sensing head of the combined validator is connected to the banknote validator processor by an interface cable to communicate the coin sensing activities. The connection may also
be realised by any other suitable means such as a fibre optic connection or a radio link for example.
In a further embodiment, the combined banknote and coin validator provided in a host 5 machine comprises a separate coin validator that can control the sensing and control systems of a banknote validation module. This produces a system very similar to the above but with the control resting with the processor of the coin controller rather than the banknote validator.
10 The different control of the banknote and coin sensors is then simply a matter of programming the microprocessor to carry out both the functions of banknote validation as well as coin validation. This is, in this embodiment, effected by having a software program in two separate parts one pertaining to the banknote validation functions and the other to the coin validation functions. The appropriate functions are 15 implemented depending on the inputs the microprocessor receives from the valiator sensors. The present invention can also extend to the use of the common microprocessor to validate other forms of payment such as those effected by a smart card or a memory 20 card. Features of the invention: 1) The use of a common microprocessor and memory structure to control, sense, calibrate, and interface the validation of coins and banknotes.
25 2) The provision of a common power supply to the coin and banknote validation functions. 3) The validation of notes and coins in the same physical unit 4) The validation of notes, coins and smart card/memory cards in the same physical unit 30 5) The validation of notes and coins where the coin sensing and control is a separate but connected module 6) The validation of notes and coins where the note sensing and control is a separate but connected module
Claims (1)
- CLAIMS:1. A combined banknote and coin validator for determining the validity of a coin or banknote being presented thereto, the validator comprising: 5 a coin sensing means for sensing physical parameters of a coin to determine its validity; a banknote sensing means for sensing the physical characteristics of a banknote to determine its validity; a microprocessor operatively coupled to both the coin sensing means and the 10 banknote sensing means, the microprocessor processing inputs from either sensing means to determine the validity of the coin or banknote being presented to the validator. 2. A validator according to Claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is arranged to15 compare the inputs from the coin sensing means with a first predetermined set of data relating to the parameters of a valid coin and to compare the inputs from the banknote sensing means with a second predetermined set of data relating to the parameters of a valid banknote.20 3. A validator according to Claim 2, further comprising a data store for storing the first and second predetermined sets of data, the data store being operatively coupled to the microprocessor.4. A validator according to any preceding claim, further comprising a power 25 supply means common to the banknote sensing means, the coin sensing means and the microprocessor. 5. A validator according to any preceding claim, wherein the microprocessor is arranged to control, sense, calibrate, and interface the validation of coins and 30 banknotes. 6. A validator according to any preceding claim, wherein the banknote sensing means, the coin sensing means and the microprocessor are located within the same physical unit.7. A validator according to any of Claims 1 to 5, wherein the banknote sensing means is located remotely from the coin sensing means and the microprocessor and the validator further comprises a data communications link between the banknote sensing means and the microprocessor.8. A validator according to Claim 7, wherein the coin sensing means and the microprocessor are located in a coin validator unit and the coin validation microprocessor is modified to validate banknotes from receipt of the input signals from the banknote sensing means.9. A validator according to any of Claims I to 5, wherein the coin sensing means is located remotely from the banknote sensing means and the microprocessor and the validator further comprises a data communications link between the coin sensing means and the microprocessor.10. A validator according to Claim 9, wherein the banknote sensing means and the microprocessor are located banknote validator unit and the banknote validation microprocessor is modified to validate coins from receipt of the input signals from the coin sensing means.11. A validator according to any of Claims 7 to 1 0, wherein the data communications link comprises a wireless link.12. A validator according to any of Claims 7 to 10, wherein the data 25 communications link comprises an optical fibre wired link.13. A validator according to any preceding claim, further comprising a smart card reader and wherein the microprocessor is arranged to authenticate a smart card presented to the reader.14. A validator according to Claim 13 as dependent on Claim 6, wherein the banknote sensing means, the coin sensing means, the smart card reader and the microprocessor are located within the same physical unit.15. A validator substantially as described herein.s
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| GB2250621A (en) * | 1990-12-07 | 1992-06-10 | Mars Inc | Money validator with validation range adjustment |
| DE4121985A1 (en) * | 1991-01-23 | 1992-07-30 | Nsm Ag | Coin-operated games machine - enables coin collection hopper output device to be controlled by banknote tester to allow change provision for banknote |
| DE19545501A1 (en) * | 1995-12-06 | 1997-06-12 | Nat Rejectors Gmbh | Coin or card operated automatic vending machine |
| JPH10134232A (en) * | 1996-10-29 | 1998-05-22 | Yasuyuki Kishino | Unmanned dpe acceptance device |
| FR2794555A1 (en) * | 1999-06-02 | 2000-12-08 | Azzedine Bahou | Detector identifying all world currencies and verifying the authenticity of coins or notes presented and displaying value converted to a local currency |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| GB2250621A (en) * | 1990-12-07 | 1992-06-10 | Mars Inc | Money validator with validation range adjustment |
| DE4121985A1 (en) * | 1991-01-23 | 1992-07-30 | Nsm Ag | Coin-operated games machine - enables coin collection hopper output device to be controlled by banknote tester to allow change provision for banknote |
| DE19545501A1 (en) * | 1995-12-06 | 1997-06-12 | Nat Rejectors Gmbh | Coin or card operated automatic vending machine |
| JPH10134232A (en) * | 1996-10-29 | 1998-05-22 | Yasuyuki Kishino | Unmanned dpe acceptance device |
| FR2794555A1 (en) * | 1999-06-02 | 2000-12-08 | Azzedine Bahou | Detector identifying all world currencies and verifying the authenticity of coins or notes presented and displaying value converted to a local currency |
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