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Method for processing sheet material such as bank notes

US6151534A · kind A · utility

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2References

15Claims

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Assignee

GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH · DE

Inventors

Paul A. Smith · San Diego, US
Walter Herrmann · Sellersville, US
Bernd Wunderer · Birkenfeld, DE
Dieter Stein

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 1999
Grant date	Nov 21, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 20, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S209/938
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for processing sheet material such as bank notes by collecting measuring data from a plurality of sensor units. From the collected measuring data, deriving measuring results. Then mapping such measuring results on classes, combining individual classes into a property of sheet material with different forms, setting up a freely configurable rule matrix by method of which arbitrary but firmly selected combination of different forms of a quantity of properties can be associated with a sort class, deriving the sort class of the sheet material using the rule matrix, assigning the sort class to the sheet material, transporting the sheet material to a destination unit with the reference to the sort class of the sheet material.

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