JP2824439B2 - Bill validator - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill validator for validating bills such as dollar bills.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a conventional dollar bill validator.

A conventional bill validator 1 includes a magnetic sensor S1,
The attribute information of the banknote is read from the verified banknote by the infrared sensor S2 and the fluorescent sensor S3, and these sensors S1,
The attribute information of the banknotes detected in S2 and S3 is sent to the CPU 10, and the CPU 10 verifies the banknote to be verified according to the program stored in the program ROM 20. That is, the CPU 10 reads the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote from the ROM 21 for attribute information, and reads the attribute information of the banknote detected by the sensors S1, S2, and S3 into the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote. By comparing with the attribute information, the appraised banknote is appraised.

[0004] It is assumed that the range of the magnetic level as the attribute information of the genuine banknote is set to, for example, 7 to 8 and the range of the magnetic level as the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote is set to, for example, 5 to 6. If the forged banknote starts to appear on the market and the magnetic level of the new forged banknote is 7.1, the range of the magnetic level as the attribute information of the forged banknote is changed to, for example, 5 to 7.3. It is necessary to change the range of the magnetic level as the attribute information of the genuine bill to, for example, 7.5 to 8. In accordance with this change, it is necessary to change the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote stored in the ROM 21 for attribute information.

[0005]

In the above conventional example, when a new counterfeit bill starts to enter the market, according to the attribute of the new counterfeit banknote, the genuine bill stored in the ROM 21 for attribute information is deleted. The attribute information and the attribute information of the counterfeit bill are changed. However, the ROM 21 for the attribute information is built in the bill validator 1, and the ROM 21 cannot be replaced unless the housing of the bill validator 1 is opened. It is practically impossible for an amateur who does not have the knowledge to exchange the ROM 21.

Accordingly, in order to replace the ROM 21 when a new counterfeit banknote starts to appear on the market, a predetermined number and a maker prepare a banknote appraiser incorporating the upgraded ROM 21 as an alternative machine, The substitute machine is sent to a user such as a bank using the bill validator, and the user returns the bill validator before the upgrade to the manufacturer, and converts the ROM 21 of the bill validator before the upgrade into a new ROM 21. The work is performed by the maker, the bill validator changed to the new ROM 21 is sent to the user, and the user returns the substitute machine to the maker. The above series of operations are performed for each user.

However, the fact is that the manufacturer cannot have such a large number of alternatives, so that the above-described series of operations may be repeated for more than six months, and it may take a long time before the replacement of the ROM 21 is completed. However, in this case, there is a problem that the number of cases where counterfeit banknotes are purchased as genuine banknotes is large.

On the other hand, it is conceivable to connect a communication device to the bill validator, and connect the bill validator to a maker's computer or the like via the communication device via a public line or the like. When the bill starts to go to the market, new attribute information of the genuine bill and new attribute information of the counterfeit bill can be sent to the bill validator immediately. However, in this case, there is a problem that a cost for installing the communication device for the user is newly required.

According to the present invention, when new counterfeit banknotes begin to enter the market, when the attribute information of genuine banknotes and the attribute information of counterfeit banknotes are exchanged for new ones, the exchange operation can be performed quickly and easily. It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote appraisal machine which can be operated at a relatively low cost.

[0010]

According to the present invention, attribute information such as the magnetic strength of a banknote to be verified is read, and the read attribute information is compared with attribute information of a genuine banknote and attribute information of a counterfeit banknote. In a banknote appraiser that appraises a banknote to be verified, a card reader is provided for reading attribute information of a genuine banknote or attribute information of a counterfeit banknote from a memory card storing the attribute information. In addition, the present invention provides a card that reads, from a memory card storing a program indicating an appraisal procedure for appraising a banknote to be appraised, in addition to the attribute information of a genuine banknote and the attribute information of a counterfeit banknote, A reader is provided.

[0011]

According to the present invention, since a card reader reads attribute information of a genuine banknote and attribute information of a counterfeit banknote from a memory card, when a new counterfeit banknote starts to appear on the market, the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the counterfeit banknote are read. When replacing the attribute information with a new one, it is only necessary to insert the memory card into the bill validator, so that the exchange operation can be performed quickly and easily, and furthermore, since no communication device or the like is required, The cost of the entire bill validator is relatively low.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the bill validator 2 is basically the same as the conventional example shown in FIG. 3, but instead of providing the attribute information ROM 21, a card reader R is provided and the memory card MC is provided. The card reader R reads the stored attribute information. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the embodiment, in which a card insertion slot R1 for inserting a memory card MC is provided on a side surface of the bill validator 2, and a bill insertion slot B1 for inserting a bill to be verified is provided in the front. And
A bill output port B2 for discharging the appraised banknotes that are appraised is provided at the back, and a display device D1 that displays that appraisal preparation is completed and displays a denomination is provided above the banknote insertion ports B1 and B2, Display device D for displaying total number and total amount
2 are provided. Note that the display devices D1 and D2 are:
This is a specific example of the display device D shown in FIG.

The memory card MC includes a ROM
Any of a card, an optical card, and an IC card may be used.

Further, the magnetic sensor S1 is used for detecting the magnetic intensity (level), and is used for detecting the magnetic distribution from the relationship between the position on the banknote to be verified and the magnetic intensity. It is also what is done. The infrared sensor S2 emits infrared light, and its reflection amount (or transmission amount)
Is used to detect the components of the ink used in the banknote to be verified. Fluorescent sensor S
Reference numeral 3 is used to detect the quality of the paper used for the banknote to be verified by emitting fluorescence and detecting the amount of reflection. These magnetic strength, magnetic distribution, ink components, and paper quality are examples of banknote attribute information.

The CPU 10 receives the attribute information of the bills detected by the sensors S1, S2, S3, and stores a program ROM.
The banknotes are to be verified according to the program stored in the banknote 20. That is, the CPU 10 transmits the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote to the card reader R.
From the memory card MC via the sensor S1,
By comparing the attribute information of the banknotes detected in S2 and S3 with the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote, the banknote to be verified is verified.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

First, the memory card M is inserted into the card insertion slot R1.
When C is inserted and the power switch (not shown) is turned on, the character "READY" is displayed on the display device D1 together with the version of the memory card MC, and it is displayed that the preparation for the bill validating operation is completed. Then, when a bill to be verified is inserted from the bill insertion slot B1, the bill is drawn into the bill validator 2, and various data are sent to the CPU via the magnetic sensor S1, the infrared sensor S2, and the fluorescent sensor S3.
The banknote is taken into the banknote 10 and the banknote is verified, and the verified banknote is discharged from the banknote outlet B2. The denomination is detected by a visible light sensor (not shown), and the display device D1
Will be displayed. Each time the banknote appraisal is completed one by one, the total number of banknotes appraised up to that point and the total amount are displayed on the display devices D2 and D3, and when the clear button CLR is pressed, the total number is displayed. Display devices D1, D2, D
3 is cleared.

As a result of the appraisal, when it is determined that the banknote to be appraised is a counterfeit banknote, an alarm (not shown) sounds and a counterfeit code indicating that the banknote is counterfeit is displayed on the display device D2.
The banknote to be identified, which has been identified as a counterfeit banknote, returns and comes out of the banknote insertion slot B1.

By the way, after the bill validator 2 is delivered to the user, a new type of counterfeit banknote (a counterfeit banknote different from the conventional counterfeit banknote in terms of magnetic strength, magnetic distribution, ink components, paper quality, etc.) is produced. When it comes out, the characteristics of the new type of counterfeit banknote are analyzed on the manufacturer side, and the attribute information of the genuine banknote according to the new type of counterfeit banknote,
The maker stores the attribute information of the forged banknote in the memory card MC (the version is also stored at this time). When the user receives the new memory card MC and inserts the new memory card MC into the card insertion slot R1, banknote identification corresponding to the new counterfeit banknote is performed. Before turning on the power of the bill validator 2, the memory card M is inserted into the card insertion slot R1.
When C is inserted, the memory card MC is read immediately after the power of the bill validator 2 is turned on, and the version is displayed on the display device D1, so that the current version can be easily visually recognized.

In the above embodiment, when a new type of counterfeit banknote is circulated, the new type of counterfeit banknote can be discriminated by simply inserting the memory card MC into the card insertion slot R1. Even non-experts can easily handle new types of counterfeit banknotes,
The response is quick. Further, in the above embodiment, the cost of the entire bill validator is lower than that of the bill validator provided with the communication device.

In the above embodiment, the memory card MC is read when the power switch is turned on. However, a new read switch is provided, and the memory card MC is read when the read switch is turned on. And the content read by the memory card MC may be stored in a nonvolatile memory.
In this case, the content of the nonvolatile memory may be updated only when the memory card MC is inserted into the card insertion slot R1.

In the above embodiment, the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote are both stored in the memory card MC, and the card reader R reads both the attribute information and uses the both attribute information in the banknote appraisal. Although it is used, only one of the two pieces of attribute information may be used in the banknote appraisal. That is, the memory card MC may store only one of the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote, or the card reader R may read only one of the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote.

Further, in addition to the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote, a new program showing the appraisal procedure for appraising the appraisal banknote (for example, on the banknote magnetically detected by the magnetic sensor S1) is stored in the memory card MC. May be stored. In this case, the card reader R reads the new program together with the attribute information of the genuine banknote and the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote, and responds to the read program. The banknotes are verified by a new procedure. At this time, all the programs stored in the program ROM 20 are ignored and the memory card MC
May be performed only by the program stored in the memory card MC, and the banknote verification may be performed by merging all or a part of the program stored in the program ROM 20 with the program stored in the memory card MC. It may be.

In the above embodiment, the case of appreciating dollar bills has been described, but bills other than dollar bills may be appraised.

In the above embodiment, the bill outlet B
Instead of 2, a genuine banknote outlet and a counterfeit banknote outlet may be provided, and the verified banknote identified as a counterfeit banknote may be discharged from the counterfeit banknote outlet. For example, it is easy to identify counterfeit bills after the appraisal. Further, instead of or in addition to the infrared sensor S2 and the fluorescent sensor S3, a sensor using light of another wavelength such as X-ray may be used.

[0027]

According to the present invention, when new counterfeit banknotes begin to enter the market, if the attribute information of genuine banknotes and the attribute information of counterfeit banknotes are exchanged for new ones, the exchange operation is quick and quick. The effect is that it can be performed easily and the cost required for it can be relatively low.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an outline of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a conventional bill validator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Bill appraisal machine, R ... Card reader, MC ... Memory card, R1 ... Card insertion slot, B1 ... Bill insertion slot, B2 ... Bill ejection slot, S1 ... Magnetic sensor, S2 ... Infrared sensor, S3 ... Fluorescence sensor.

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] Claims 1. Attribute information of a genuine banknote or attribute of a counterfeit banknote
Non-volatile memory for storing sex information; attribute information reading for reading predetermined attribute information from appraised banknotes
Means for reading the attribute information read by the attribute information reading means ;
Attributes of the genuine banknote stored in the non-volatile memory
Information or attribute information of the above counterfeit banknotes
Thus, an attribute information comparison device for appraising the authenticity of the
And the attribute information is different from the attribute information stored in the nonvolatile memory.
Attribute information of authentic banknotes or attribute information of counterfeit banknotes is stored.
Attribute information of the genuine banknote from the memory card
Or read the attribute information of the above forged banknote and the version
A card reader to be taken; and a group of the genuine banknotes stored in the non-volatile memory.
Sex information or the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote
Attribute information of the genuine banknote read by the
Updating means for updating with the attribute information of the bill; displaying the version read by the card reader
Display means; and a bill validator. 2. A card insertion slot according to claim 1, wherein said memory card is inserted into said card insertion slot.
The attribute of the genuine banknote stored in the nonvolatile memory
Sex information or the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote and the version
And a control means for automatically updating the banknote validator. 3. The method of claim 1, authentic bill for outlet and; a counterfeit bill for outlet; results of appraisal of the target expert bill, to be a false bill Appraisal
The verified banknote is discharged from the counterfeit banknote discharge port.
And a bill discharging control means . 4. The attribute information of a genuine banknote or the attribute of a counterfeit banknote.
Programming shown and sex information, the appraisal procedure for appraisal of the Kagami constant banknotes
Memory and a predetermined attribute information
And attribute information reading means for reading from the object to be appraised bill; the attribute information reading means is the attribute information read, above
Attributes of the genuine banknote stored in the non-volatile memory
Information or attribute information of the above counterfeit banknotes
Thus, an attribute information comparison device for appraising the authenticity of the
And the attribute information is different from the attribute information stored in the nonvolatile memory.
Attribute information of authentic banknotes or counterfeit banknotes
From the memory card that stores the
The attribute information of the banknote or the attribute information of the counterfeit banknote and the above
Card reader to read program and version
And the attribute of the genuine banknote stored in the non-volatile memory
Sex information or attribute information of the counterfeit banknote and the program
The attribute information of the genuine banknote read by the card reader.
Information or attribute information of the counterfeit banknote and the program
Updating means for updating; displaying the version read by the card reader
Display means; and a bill validator.