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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Susan Carreon, Kitchener, CA;
David Norris, Cambridge, CA;
Inventors:
Susan Carreon, Kitchener, CA;
David Norris, Cambridge, CA;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 42/06 (2006.01); G07D 7/20 (2016.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/08 (2006.01); G07D 7/12 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 7/20 (2013.01); G07D 7/08 (2013.01); G07F 19/202 (2013.01); G07F 19/206 (2013.01); G07D 7/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining if an item of media is invalid. The method includes providing an ultrasound image of an item of media, determining a plurality of regions of the image that satisfy a pre-determined condition and determining that an item of media is invalid if the location of said regions satisfies a pre-determined condition.