Bill acceptance control method
US4749076A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F7/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bill accepting device judges whether a deposited bill is a true bill or not and produces a true bill signal if it is a true bill. A device such as a vending machine utilizing this bill accepting device receives this true bill signal, counts the number of the deposited bill and, upon confirming that the counting has been properly made, produces a true bill confirmation signal. The bill accepting device receives the true bill confirmation signal and thereby confirms that the true bill signal has been properly used. Thereupon, the bill accepting device stores the deposited bill. If this confirmation has not been made, the deposited bill is automatically returned notwithstanding that it is a true bill.
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