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Bill counter

US6908029B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References
14Claims
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Filing dateMar 12, 2002
Grant dateJun 21, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07D11/50
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To provide a bill counter that does not require designation of detectors effective for authenticity/counterfeit determination corresponding to counterfeit preventive countermeasures and yet enables counting only by designation of kinds of bills issued by the nations concerned. The present invention is a bill counter comprising, a bill type memory means wherein kinds of bills and detector groups selected among the plural kinds of detectors with different determining principles are related with each other and memorized in advance, and a bill type selecting means for selecting the bill types memorized in the bill type memory means as counting objective bills, characterized by that corresponding to the selection of bills by the bill type selecting means, the corresponding detector groups memorized in advance in the bill type memory means are specified, and authenticity/counterfeit determination is conducted by the specified detector groups.

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