Customizable international note counter

US6493461B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Cummins-Allison Corp. · US

Inventors

• Douglas U. Mennie · Barrington, US
• John F. Weggesser · Lake in the Hills, US
• Matthew S. Vogel · Wheeling, US
• Gary P. Watts · Buffalo Grove, US
• Richard A. Mazur · Naperville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 27, 1998
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2002
• Expiry date: Oct 27, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07D11/50
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A document handling system is adapted to accommodate a plurality of different currency types. The system includes a sensor for counting the number of bills in a stack of bills. An operator interface panel includes a display for displaying information to an operator. An input device specifies the type of currency and the denomination of currency to be processed. The system may further include an authenticating unit for authenticating each of the bills based on one or more attributes detected from each bill. Based on the designated currency type and denomination, the system appropriately adjusts the display and/or selects which attributes are used to authenticate bills.