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Systeme et procede de traitement de traites en monnaies etrangeres et de supports substituants de monnaies etrangeres mis en oeuvre dans un seul dispositif Download PDF

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WO2003029913A2
WO2003029913A2 PCT/US2002/025662 US0225662W WO03029913A2 WO 2003029913 A2 WO2003029913 A2 WO 2003029913A2 US 0225662 W US0225662 W US 0225662W WO 03029913 A2 WO03029913 A2 WO 03029913A2
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Frank M. Csulits
Robert J. Klein
Curtis W. Hallowell
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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of document processing systems and, more particularly, to a system and method for processing both currency bills and other documents in a single document processing device.
  • the winner may insert the cashout ticket into a bill validator or bill acceptor which validates the ticket and dispenses the payout amount in cash.
  • the bill validator also accepts currency, so when the casino operators empty the validators, the bill cartridges may contain a combination of currency bills and cashout tickets.
  • Most casinos are equipped with currency processing devices which rapidly sort, count, and authenticate currency bills. However, these machines cannot handle or recognize cashout tickets, so the operator must manually hand-sort the currency bills from the cashout tickets so that they can be processed separately. The hand-sorting and manual-entry steps are both time and labor intensive. Other markets besides the gaming market would benefit from a device that could process both currency and currency substitutes.
  • a customer gathers the products to be purchased and self-scans the products at the self-checkout station without the assistance of a cashier.
  • the customer may pay by credit or debit card or by cash, for example. If paying by cash, the customer typically inserts the currency bills into a bill acceptor or bill validator at the self- checkout station.
  • the customer may also desire to redeem store coupons, for example, at the point-of-sale. To do so, the customer would deposit store coupons into a receptacle at the self-checkout station. The cartridges in the self-checkout station would thus contain both currency bills and store coupons.
  • a document processing device for processing a stack of currency bills and substitute currency media.
  • Substitute currency media include documents which are redeemable for any combination of cash, goods, or services.
  • One aspect of the present invention is generally directed to an apparatus having at least two sensors, a currency sensor adapted to scan for at least one characteristic of a currency bill and a media sensor adapted to scan for at least one characteristic of a substitute currency medium.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is generally directed to an apparatus having a single sensor which is adapted to scan for at least one characteristic of a currency bill and for at least one characteristic of a substitute currency medium.
  • the substitute currency media include barcodes
  • the media sensor is a barcode reader
  • the characteristic is whether a valid barcode is detectable on the substitute currency media.
  • a transport mechanism transports the currency bills and substitute currency media, one at a time, from an input receptacle to at least one output receptacle.
  • a controller controls the operation of the transport mechanism and the operation of the sensors.
  • the apparatus includes one output receptacle only. In other aspects of the present invention, the device includes more than one output receptacle and a control unit.
  • the operator may specify which of the output receptacles are to receive which type of documents, or different types of documents may be routed to specific output receptacles according to pre-programmed instructions. For example, currency bills may be directed to a first output receptacle and substitute currency media may be directed to a second output receptacle.
  • a memory coupled to the controller may store information about the documents processed, such as the denomination and amounts of currency bills processed, the number of substitute currency media processed, the number of suspect currency bills processed, the value of substitute currency media processed, and so forth
  • FIG la is a functional block diagram of a document processing device according to one embodiment of the invention
  • FIG lb is a functional block diagram of an evaluation region of a document processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG 3 is a front view of a document processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an evaluation region according to one embodimer of the document processing device of the present invention
  • FIG. 4b is a side view of an evaluation region according to one embodiment of th document processing device of the present invention
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a compact document processing device having single output receptacle according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of a document processing device coupled to coin sorting device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10b is a side view of the funds processing machine of FIG. 10a whic schematically illustrates the various modules present in the funds processing machine;
  • FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of a network of document processin machines in communication with a computer network
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart describing the operation of a document processing devic according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 13 is a flowchart further describing the operation of a document processin device according to any embodiment described in connection with FIG. 12; and FIG. 14 illustrates a functional block diagram of a touch/video display accordin to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. la is a functional block diagram of a document processing device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the document processing devic 100 generally includes an input receptacle 102, an evaluation region 104, a transpo mechanism 106, and an output receptacle 108.
  • the device 100 includes more than one output receptacle 108.
  • the output receptacle 108 may also be variously referred to as a reject or offsort pocket or receptacle.
  • Disposed along the transport path 106 is a currency detector 110 and a media detector 112 as functionally illustrated in FIG. la.
  • the currency detector 110 and a control unit 116 are connected to a controller 114, which is adapted to control the operation of the device 100 and to communicate information to and from the control unit 116.
  • the controller 114 may send display information to and receive operator input from the control unit 116.
  • the control unit 116 may comprise a touch screen which is coupled to the device 100, or it may comprise a combination of a desktop computer or laptop, display, and/or keyboard which are coupled to the device 100.
  • An optional printer 120 is shown coupled to the device 100. In an alternate embodiment, the device 100 is not coupled to a printer 120.
  • the device 100 includes a communications port 118 which is coupled to the controller 114.
  • the controller 114 may comprise one or more processors which are adapted to control specific components in the device 100 and to process information associated with specific components in the device 100, the control unit 116, or the communications port 118.
  • the communications port 118 may optionally be a serial port, a parallel port, a USB port, a wireless port adapted for wireless communication with a remote device, or any other suitable I/O port. In an alternate embodiment, the device 100 does not include the communications port 118.
  • the controller 114 may further comprise memory, such as random access memory or any other suitable memory.
  • the currency detector 110 is shown to be disposed on one side of the transport path 106, it is understood that the currency detector 110 may instead be disposed on the opposite side of the transport path 106 only or on both sides of the transport path 106. In the same manner, the media detector 112 may be disposed on the opposite side of the transport path 106 only or on both sides of the transport path 106.
  • FIG. la a stack of currency bills and substitute currency media is provided to the input receptacle 102 in any order or in a predetermined order.
  • the operator provides a mixed combination of currency bills and substitute currency media to the input receptacle 102, which are processed and delivered to one or more output receptacles.
  • the operator provides a stack of currency bills only to the input receptacle 102, which are processed and delivered to one or more output receptacles, and then a stack of substitute media only to the input receptacle 102, which are processed and delivered to one or more output receptacles, or vice versa.
  • the operator may further indicate via the control unit 116 which type of document is to be processed, and the controller 114 may "deactivate" one or more detectors in the evaluation region 104.
  • the controller 114 may instruct the media detector 112 to ignore the document as it passes along the transport path 106.
  • the controller 114 may instruct the currency detector 110 to ignore the document as it passes along the transport path 106.
  • the currency detector 110 and the substitute currency media 112 both detect characteristics of the document passing along the transport path, and the control unit 116 may alert the operator of an error condition, such as a substitute currency medium was detected in a stack of currency bills, or a currency bill was detected in a stack of substitute currency media. The operator may set aside the detected document for later processing.
  • U.S. currency bill refers to U.S. legal tender, such as a $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, or $100 note
  • a foreign currency bill refers to any bank note issued by a non-U S. governmental agency as legal tender, such as a Euro, Japanese Yen, or British Pound note.
  • a "currency bill” can be either a U.S. or foreign currency bill.
  • the terms "currency note” and "bank note,” are synonymous with the term “currency bill.”
  • substitute currency media refers to redeemable documents.
  • a redeemable document is a document that can be (a) redeemed for cash or (b) exchanged for goods or services or (c) both.
  • substitute currency media include without limitation: casino cashout tickets (also variously called cashout vouchers or coupons) such as "EZ Pay” tickets issued by International Gaming Technology or “Quicket” tickets issued by Casino Data Systems; casino script; promotional media such as Disney Dollars or Toys 'R Us “Geoffrey Dollars”; or retailer coupons, gift certificates, gift cards, or food stamps.
  • a "document” includes a currency bill or a substitute currency medium.
  • the term “documents” includes currency bills and/or substitute currency media.
  • the variables may also relate to what distinguishing characteristics of the substitute currency media are being examined, such as any combination of the following without limitation: a barcode, a magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) pattern, characters readable by optical character recognition (OCR), including information printed according to the OCR-A and OCR-B fonts, a magnetic pattern, an optical variable device (O VD) pattern such as a hologram, a magnetic or electrically conductive thread, conductive ink, magnetic ink, an electrically conductive polymer, perforations, a coded watermark, or other encoded information.
  • a barcode a magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) pattern
  • characters readable by optical character recognition (OCR) including information printed according to the OCR-A and OCR-B fonts
  • OCR optical character recognition
  • O VD optical variable device
  • the detection of these distinguishing characteristics may be carried out by the media detector 112, which, in alternate embodiments, may employ a variety of detection means including, but not limited to, any combination of the following: a barcode reader, an optical scan head, a magnetic sensor, a thread sensor, an infrared sensor, an ultraviolet/fluorescent light scan head, or an image scanner.
  • detection means and a host of others are disclosed in commonly assigned U.S. Patent No. 6,278,795, entitled “Multi-Pocket Currency Discriminator," previously incorporated by reference, and may be modified in accordance with the present invention to detect distinguishing characteristics associated with substitute currency media.
  • FIG. lb shows a functional block diagram of a portion of an evaluation region 104 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the evaluation region 104 generally includes a currency detector 110, a media detector 112, and a controller 114.
  • the evaluation region 104 may optionally include a second currency detector 122a and/or a second media detector 124a which may be disposed on the opposite side of a transport mechanism 106 as shown in FIG. lb.
  • the currency detector 110 may include any combination of the detection means identified above.
  • the media detector 112 comprises a barcode reader 128 and a mirror 130. Barcode readers are well known in the art, and will not be described in detail herein. Generally, barcode readers typically use a light beam generated by a laser diode or LED light source to illuminate a barcode label. The laser beam or LED beam is deflected in a certain pattern across the barcode label.
  • the barcode reader 128 is an MS-911 barcode reader manufactured by Microscan.
  • other barcode readers may be employed, such as, for example, the LM 520, LazerData 8000, LazerData 9000E, or LD12000 barcode readers manufactured by PSC, Inc., the MS-880, MS-7100 or MS- 7180 barcode readers manufactured by Microscan, the Maxiscan 2100 or Maxiscan 3300 barcode readers manufactured by Intermec, or an LED barcode reader manufactured by Welch Allyn. It is understood that the present invention is not limited to any particular barcode reader.
  • the selection of a particular barcode reader depends on a number of factors, including size constraints in the evaluation region 104 of the document processing device, the particular barcode symbology to be scanned, and the desired scan rate.
  • the LazerData 9000E manufactured by PSC, Inc., has scan rates ranging from 500 scans per second to 2000 scans per second, and is adapted to scan a linear barcode.
  • the dimensions of the LazerData 9000E are approximately 3.84" (D) x 2.52" (L) x 2.52" (W), or 97.5 mm (D) x 64 mm (L) x 64 mm (W).
  • the MS-911 barcode reader has dimensions of approximately 3" (H) x 2.13" (W) x 1.63" (D), or 75 mm (H) x 53.5 mm (W) x 41 mm (D), and has a scan rate of up to 2000 scans per minute.
  • the barcode reader 128 is adapted to scan at least 500 barcodes per minute, 800 barcodes per minute, 1000 barcodes per minute, 1200 barcodes per minute, and 1500 barcodes per minute.
  • the controller 114 controls the operation of the barcode reader 128, but in alternate embodiments, a separate barcode controller (not shown) controls the operation of the barcode reader 128 and is coupled to the controller 114.
  • the controller 114 also controls other operations of the document processing device.
  • the media detector 112 optionally includes the barcode reader 128 and the mirror (not shown).
  • the mirror is positioned proximate the barcode reader 128 to "lengthen" the effective distance between the barcode reader 128 and the document to be scanned, in applications where the barcode reader 128 is placed too close to the document.
  • some barcode readers require that they be placed within a range of distance from the scanning surface. If the distance is outside the distance range specifications, the barcode reader cannot obtain reliable and accurate readings.
  • the mirror may be positioned to deflect the light beam from the barcode reader 128 onto the document passing along the transport path 106. In alternate embodiments in which the barcode reader 128 is positioned within distance range specifications, the mirror is not included.
  • the barcode encodes characters, such as numbers, which are associated with certain information.
  • the barcode number may be associated with any combination of the following: a payout amount; a ticket number; identification information associated with the slot machine that dispensed the casino cashout ticket, such as, for example, the slot machine number, the time of dispensation, and the amount of payout from the dispensing slot machine during a time period; identification information associated with the winner of the casino cashout ticket; and so forth.
  • the barcode number may be associated with any combination of the following: a gift amount; a gift certificate number; information about a retailer dispensing the gift certificate; terms and conditions information; and so forth.
  • the barcode encodes a number which is associated with a certain discount. For example, on a store coupon, the barcode number is typically associated with a promotional discount, such as fifty cents off, or buy one, get one free.
  • the barcode numbers and their corresponding monetary and discount amounts are typically stored in a database. When the barcode number is scanned and identified, the corresponding amount or discount is queried from the database.
  • the database may also include information indicative of whether a ticket has been redeemed.
  • the database may also keep track of whether a cashout ticket has been redeemed.
  • the barcode may encode any combination of numbers, letters, punctuation, or other characters. It is understood that a barcode in accordance with any embodiment shown or described herein may encode characters including any combination of numbers, letters, punctuation, or other characters.
  • the barcode reader 128 is capable of scanning a linear barcode.
  • a linear barcode typically comprises a series of parallel dark bars of varying widths with intervening light spaces, also of varying widths. It is expressly understood that the present invention is not limited to any particular barcode symbology or to any particular barcode reader.
  • multiple barcode readers may be disposed in the evaluation region 104 to identify different barcode symbologies. For example, a retailer may accept both store coupons and gift certificates, but the gift certificates may be encoded with a different barcode symbology than the store coupons. In such a case, the evaluation region 104 may include two barcode readers, one to identify barcodes disposed on the gift certificates, and one to identify barcodes disposed on the store coupons.
  • the currency bill 134 and barcoded ticket 136 are transported along the transport mechanism 106 in the direction of arrow A.
  • the currency bill 134 and barcoded ticket 136 are first transported past the media detector 112 and then past the currency detector 110.
  • a document may be first transported past the currency detector 110 and then past the media detector 112.
  • the barcode reader 128 and the currency detector 110 may be incorporated into a single component, such as in a scanner that is adapted to scan one or more selected areas of a document or the entire area of a document.
  • the full image scanner scans for a characteristic associated with a currency bill and for a characteristic associated with a substitute currency medium.
  • the currency detector 110 may comprise one or more sensors disposed at various locations along the transport mechanism 106.
  • the barcode reader 128 may be positioned among the plurality of sensors at any location within the currency detector 110 and along the transport mechanism 106.
  • the currency detector 110 may be disposed on either side or both sides of the transport mechanism 106.
  • the barcode reader 128 If the barcode reader 128 does not identify a barcode on the currency bill 134, the barcode reader 128 provides a "no read" electrical signal to the controller 114 indicating that no barcode was read or identified in that scan.
  • a substitute currency medium having an unreadable or non-existent barcode may be considered an "invalid" substitute currency medium.
  • the transport mechanism 106 transports the currency bill 134 in the direction of arrow A towards the currency detector 110.
  • the currency detector 110 evaluates one or more distinguishing characteristics, such as those specified above, of the currency bill 134.
  • An optional second currency detector 122a disposed on the opposite side of the transport mechanism
  • 106 may also evaluate one or more distinguishing characteristics of the currency bill 134.
  • the barcoded ticket 136 is scanned by the barcode reader 128. If the barcode reader 128 successfully reads the barcode 138 on the barcoded ticket 136, the barcode reader 128 provides a "good read” electrical signal to the controller 114 indicating that the barcode reader 128 read or identified the barcode 138.
  • the term "valid substitute currency medium” refers to a document having a barcode identified by the barcode reader 128.
  • the barcode reader 128 also provides an electrical signal representative of the barcode pattern 138 to the controller 114. The controller 114 decodes this electrical signal into characters, and stores these characters in memory which may optionally be integrated in the controller 114 or coupled to the controller 114.
  • the controller 114 instructs the currency detector 110 to ignore the barcoded ticket 136. In an alternate embodiment, the controller 114 instructs the currency detector 110 to evaluate the barcoded ticket 136. In this alternate embodiment, if the controller 110 receives a signal from the media detector 124 that it has read a valid barcode and a signal from the currency detector 110 that it has detected an authentic currency, then the controller 114 provides an error signal to the operator alerting the operator that an unacceptable document has been detected. As used herein, the terms "operator,” “user,” and “customer” are interchangeable.
  • This information may include, in alternate embodiments, any combination of the following: an amount of money associated with a medium, a ticket number of a casino cashout ticket, the characters encoded on a barcode on a barcoded medium, self-checkout station identification information, casino gaming machine information, information about the identity of the person redeeming the redeemable document, or the time a medium was dispensed, for example.
  • the media information may be periodically updated in the memory via a computer network coupled to the document processing device 100, such as described in connection with FIG. 11, or the media information may be periodically updated in the memory via personnel, such as retailer or casino personnel. In the latter embodiment, an interface would be provided via the control unit 116 to the personnel to reprogram the memory.
  • the memory may be random access memory, flash memory, EEPROM, or any other suitable rewriteable memory.
  • the printer 120 may optionally be coupled to the device 100.
  • the printer 120 may print reports containing information about the documents processed by the device 100, such as the reports described in connection with FIGS. 12-13 below.
  • the printer 120 may dispense a redeemable document to an operator of the device 100.
  • an operator may deposit a stack of documents containing a mixed combination of currency bills and substitute currency media into the device 100.
  • the device 100 processes the stack of documents, and, according to one embodiment, dispenses a barcoded ticket whose barcode is associated with the total value of documents processed. For example, an operator may deposit $134 of currency bills into the device 100 and $50 worth of redeemable documents.
  • the device 100 would dispense a barcoded ticket to the operator with a barcode associated with an amount of $184.
  • the printer 120 prints both reports and dispenses redeemable documents.
  • the document processing device 100 shown and described in connection with FIGS, la and lb represents but one of numerous embodiments into which the evaluation region 104 may be incorporated. It is expressly understood that the document processing device 100 shown and described in connection with FIGS, la and lb may be modified in accordance with numerous other embodiments. As explained next, the device 100 may be modified in accordance with any one or more of the following embodiments:
  • a multi-pocket document processing device having a plurality of output receptacles and incorporating any embodiment of the evaluation region 104 shown or described in connection with FIGS, la and lb;
  • a document processing device having a single output receptacle and incorporating any embodiment of the evaluation region 104 shown or described in connection with FIGS, la and lb;
  • any of the foregoing embodiments (1) - (3) may be coupled to a coin sorting device
  • any of the foregoing embodiments (1) - (5) may be communicatively coupled to a computer network, such as a casino gaming network or a retailer network; or
  • any of the foregoing embodiments (1) - (6) may include a control unit for receiving operator instructions and displaying information to an operator.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate several views of a multi-pocket document processing device 200.
  • a stack of currency bills and substitute currency media are provided to an input receptacle 202 in any order or in a predetermined order.
  • the currency bills and substitute media may be facing one orientation or facing mixed orientations.
  • the currency bills and substitute currency media are fed, one by one, into a transport mechanism 206.
  • the transport mechanism 206 transports currency bills and substitute currency media to one of a plurality of output receptacles 208a-208h, which may include upper output receptacles 208a, 208b, as well as lower output receptacles 208c-208h.
  • the transport mechanism 206 guides it through an evaluation region 204 where a document can be, for example, analyzed, authenticated, denominated, counted, validated, and/or otherwise processed.
  • the evaluation region 204 can determine document orientation, document size, or whether documents are stacked upon one another.
  • the results of the above process or processes may be used to determine to which output receptacle 208 a document is directed.
  • the illustrated embodiment of the document processing device 200 has an overall width, Wi, of approximately 4.87 feet (1.46 meters), a height, Hi, of approximately 4.85 feet (1.45 meters), and a depth, Di, of approximately 1.67 feet (0.50 meters).
  • documents are transported, scanned, denominated, authenticated, validated, and/or otherwise processed at a rate equal to or greater than 600 bills per minute. In another embodiment, documents are processed at a rate equal to or greater than 800 bills per minute. In another embodiment, documents are processed at a rate equal to or greater than 1000 bills per minute. In still another embodiment, documents are processed at a rate equal to or greater than 1200 bills per minute. In yet another embodiment, documents are processed at a rate equal to or greater than 1500 bills per minute.
  • a document facing mechanism interposed in the transport mechanism 206, intermediate the evaluation region 204 and the lower output receptacles 208c-208h, is a document facing mechanism designated generally by reference numeral 203.
  • the document facing mechanism 203 is capable of rotating a document (i.e., a currency bill or substitute currency medium) 180° so that the face position of the document is reversed. That is, if a U.S. currency bill, for example, is initially presented with the surface bearing a portrait of a president facing down, it may be directed to the document facing mechanism 203, whereupon it will be rotated 180° so that the surface with the portrait faces up. The leading edge of the document remains constant while the document is being rotated 180° by the document facing mechanism 203.
  • the decision may be taken to send a document to the document facing mechanism 203 when the selected mode of operation or other operator instructions call for maintaining a given face position of documents as they are processed by the device 200.
  • the evaluation region 204 is capable of determining the face position of a bill, such that a bill not having the desired face position can first be directed to the document facing mechanism 203 before being delivered to the appropriate output receptacle 208. Further details of a document facing mechanism which may be utilized for this purpose are disclosed in commonly assigned U.S. Patent No.
  • the document processing device 200 in FIG. 2 may be controlled from a separate control unit 216 which has a display/user-interface 217.
  • the display/user-interface 217 incorporates a touch panel display which displays information including "functional" keys when appropriate.
  • the display/user- interface 217 may be a full graphics display. Alternatively, additional physical keys or buttons, such as a keyboard 219, may be employed.
  • the control unit 216 may be a self- contained desktop or laptop computer which communicates with the device 200 via a cable 221.
  • the device 200 includes a suitable communications port (not shown) for this purpose.
  • the control unit 216 communicates with the device 200 wirelessly via a wireless modem (not shown).
  • control unit 216 is a desktop computer wherein the display/user-interface 217 and the desktop computer are physically separable
  • the desktop computer may be stored within a compartment 225 of the device 200.
  • control unit 216 is integrated into the device 200 so that the control unit 216 is contained within the device 200.
  • the display/user-interface 217 may comprise a touch screen or touch panel display that is coupled to the device 200.
  • the operator can control the operation of the device 200 through the control unit 216.
  • various user-defined modes through the control unit 216, such as via an input device such as a keyboard 219, or a switch, button, or touch screen (not shown), the operator can direct currency bills and substitute media into specific output receptacles, such as output receptacles 208a-208h. Note that fewer or more output receptacles may be employed in alternate embodiments.
  • the user can select pre-programmed modes or create new user-defined modes based on the particular requirements of the application.
  • the operator may select a user-defined mode which instructs the device 200 to sort currency bills by denomination; accordingly, the evaluation region 204 would denominate the bills and direct one dollar bills into the first lower output receptacle 208c, five dollar bills into the second lower output receptacle 108d, ten dollar bills into the third lower output receptacle 208e, twenty dollar bills into the forth lower output receptacle 208f, fifty dollar bills into the fifth lower output receptacle 208g, and one-hundred dollar bills into the sixth lower output receptacle 208h.
  • the operator may also instruct the device 200 to deliver those bills whose denomination was not determined, i.e., no call bills, to the first upper output receptacle 208a.
  • the upper output receptacle 208a would function as a reject pocket.
  • the operator may instruct the device 200 to also evaluate the authenticity of each currency bill.
  • authentic bills would be directed to the appropriate lower output receptacles 208c-208h.
  • Those bills that were determined not to be authentic, i.e., suspect bills, would be delivered to the second upper output receptacle 208b.
  • U.S. Patent No. 6,278,795 previously incorporated by reference, which may be employed in conjunction with the present invention such as the device illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • control unit 216 provides the operator with a broad range of flexibility in selecting which output receptacles receive which documents.
  • the operator may instruct the device 200 to sort the currency bills by denomination and to deliver authentic currency bills according to their denomination into selected ones of the output receptacles 208c-208h.
  • the operator may further instruct the device 200 to deliver no call bills and suspect bills into output receptacle 208a, and to deliver substitute currency media into output receptacle 208b.
  • the device 200 may be unable to evaluate a particular document because, for example, it is damaged or excessively worn.
  • the operator may instruct the device 200 to deliver any substitute currency media that cannot be evaluated to the output receptacle 108a.
  • additional output receptacles may be employed to receive any combination of no call bills, suspect bills, valid substitute currency media, or invalid substitute currency media.
  • the delivery of such documents may occur without suspension of operation of the device 200, or with suspension of the operation of the device 200, as explained next.
  • the device 200 is configured so that when the evaluation region 204 is unable to identify certain criteria regarding a currency bill or substitute currency medium, the unidentified document is flagged and "presented" in one of the output receptacles 208a-208h, that is, the transport mechanism 206 is suspended or halted so that the unidentified document is located at a predetermined position within one of the output receptacles 208a-208h, such as being the last document transported to one of the output receptacles.
  • such criteria can include denominating information, authenticating information, information indicative of the currency bill's series, or other information the evaluation region 204 is attempting to obtain pursuant to a mode of operation.
  • substitute currency media such criteria may include, in addition to or exclusive of the criteria mentioned above, whether information, such as a valid barcode, is detected on the substitute currency media.
  • the user may determine in which output receptacle 208a-208h the flagged document is presented according to a selected mode of operation. For example, where the unidentified document is the last document transported to an output receptacle 208a- 208h, it may be positioned within a stacker wheel or positioned at the top of the documents already within the output receptacle 208a-208h. While unidentified documents may be transported to any output receptacles 208a-208h, it may be more convenient for the operator to have unidentified documents transported to one of the upper output receptacles 208a,b, which are positioned such that the operator is able to easily see and/or inspect the document which has not been identified by the evaluation region 204.
  • the control unit 216 may communicate to the user via the display/user-interface 217 information identifying which one of the output receptacles 108a-108h a flagged document is presented.
  • the device 200 may be adapted to continue operation automatically when a flagged document is removed from the upper output receptacle 208a,b or, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the device 200 may be adapted to suspend or halt operation and require input from the operator via the control unit 216.
  • flagged document Upon examination of a flagged document by the operator, it may be found that the flagged document is genuine or valid even though it was not identified as such by the evaluation region 204 or the evaluation region 204 may have been unable to denominate the flagged document. However, because the document was not identified, the total value and/or denomination counters will not reflect its value. According to one embodiment, such an unidentified document is removed from the output receptacles 208 and reprocessed or set aside. According to another embodiment, the flagged documents may accumulate in the upper output receptacles 208a,b until the batch of documents currently being processed is completed or the output receptacle 208a,b is full and then reprocessed or set aside.
  • the transport mechanism may be stopped before the flagged document is transported to one of the output receptacles.
  • Such an embodiment is particularly suited for situations in which the operator need not examine the document being flagged; for example, the device 200 is instructed to first process United States currency and then British currency pursuant to a selected mode of operation where the device 200 processes United States $1, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 currency bills into the lower output receptacles 208c-208h, respectively.
  • the device 200 may halt operation allowing the operator to empty the lower output receptacles 208c-208h and to make any spatial adjustments necessary to accommodate the British currency.
  • the second upper output receptacle 208b is provided with a stacker wheel 227 for accumulating a number of documents, while the first upper output receptacle 208a is not provided with such a stacker wheel.
  • a document is to be fed to the first upper output receptacle 208 a, there may be a further instruction to momentarily suspend operation of the device 200 for the operator to inspect and remove the document.
  • the second upper output receptacle 208b may be utilized initially as an additional one of the lower output receptacles 208c-208h.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de traitement de documents ayant une zone d'évaluation disposée le long d'un trajet de transport venant entre un réceptacle d'entrée et de sortie capable de traiter à la fois des traites en monnaies étrangères et des supports à codes à barres. La zone d'évaluation comporte des détecteurs destinés à détecter des caractéristiques prédéterminées des traites en monnaies étrangères et un lecteur de codes à barres destiné à scanner le support à code à barres. On prévoit un contrôleur couplé à la zone d'évaluation ayant pour mission d'assurer le suivi du fonctionnement du dispositif de traitement de documents et de recevoir une entrée provenant de et de fournir une information à un utilisateur à l'aide d'une unité de commande. Selon certains modes de réalisation, le dispositif de traitement de documents peut présenter un nombre quelconque de réceptacles de sortie, et l'unité de commande permet à l'utilisateur de spécifier quel réceptacle de sortie va recevoir un type donné de document. Selon certains modes de réalisation, on prévoit une trieuse de pièces de monnaie qui est couplée au dispositif de traitement de documents afin de permettre le traitement de documents et de pièces de monnaie. Ledit dispositif de traitement de documents peut être connecté à un réseau afin de communiquer l'information aux dispositifs reliés au réseau.
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