Apparatus and system for imaging currency bills and financial documents and method for using the same
US8437529B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D7/04
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stack of currency bills is received, transported, and imaged via an image scanner to produce image data that is reproducible as a visually readable image for each currency bill. Each of the currency bills has an associated serial number and additional identifying character information. The associated currency bill serial number and the additional identifying character information are extracted from the image data of each currency bill. Each currency bill is denominated. A suspect determination is made for each currency bill and upon a determination that a currency bill is a suspect bill, A suspect note report is automatically generated. Fields in the report are populated with information associated with the suspect bill including the extracted serial number, the extracted additional identifying character information, and the denomination of the suspect bill.
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