Money Controls, Inc.

Crane Payment Innovations Gmbh

Malcolm Bell

Les Hutton

Kevin Mulvey

John Ashby

Andrew Barson

Andrew William Barson

Phillip William Richardson

A banknote acceptorfor authenticating a banknote, has a sensing station S with detectorthat produces image signals corresponding to a face the banknote. A processorpre-processes the image signals and compares them with stored reference data corresponding to an acceptable banknote from memoryto determining the authenticity of the banknote and its denomination. A display devicedisplays an imagecorresponding to the banknote under test based on the image signals from the detector, to allow the user to perform a visual check that the banknote detected at the sensing station corresponds to the banknote under test presented by the user. Also, the detected denomination of the banknote is displayed on device. The user can accept or reject the banknote using buttonsand, and retrieve images of previously accepted banknotes with button

Banknote acceptor with visual checking

A banknote acceptor for authenticating a banknote, has a sensing station S with detectorthat produces image signals corresponding to a face the banknote. A processorpre-processes the image signals and compares them with stored reference data corresponding to an acceptable banknote from memoryto determining the authenticity of the banknote and its denomination. A display devicedisplays an imagecorresponding to the banknote under test based on the image signals from the detector, to allow the user to perform a visual check that the banknote detected at the sensing station corresponds to the banknote under test presented by the user. Also, the detected denomination of the banknote is displayed on device. The user can accept or reject the banknote using buttonsand, and retrieve images of previously accepted banknotes with button

This invention relates to a packaging device () for packaging a stack of sheet objects that have an attributable monetary value in a container (), the device () comprising means () for determining value data relating to the monetary value attributed to a sheet object to be stacked in the container (), and an RF reader/writer () for writing said value data to an RFID device () associated with the container ().

Packaging device and container for sheet objects

A device () packages a stack of sheet objects such as banknotes () in a container () sandwiched between a frame () and the device's main body (). Banknotes are fed through a first input port () to be stacked in the container. A closure member () is inserted through a second input port () and heat-sealed onto the container () when full. The container () is integrally moulded in a plastics material with inwardly hinged wings () that act as guide rails () for banknotes as they are fed towards opening () of the container by a drive mechanism the packaging device. The wings have castellations () that act as a stop to hold edges of banknotes () in stacked in the container by the drive mechanism. A printer () prints data concerning the stacked banknotes on the underside of the closure member (). The packaged container is opened by a device that compresses it so that the closure member () bursts along a line of weakness ().

Growing community of inventors

Leeds, United Kingdom

Malcolm Bell