Coin discriminating device, coin handling apparatus including such a device, and coin discriminating method
US6761257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D5/005
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coin discriminating device has a first camera for producing a first image of a first surface of a coin, a second camera for producing a second image of a second surface of the coin, and a processor, e.g. a computer, which is operatively connected to the first and second cameras. The processor analyzes the first and second images in order to determine a type of the coin.
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