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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2023
Banknote processing device and method for monitoring a filling state of a banknote processing device
Giesecke+devrient Currency Technology Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Simranjeet Bhagat, Pathankot, IN;
GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY GMBH, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A banknote processing device, includes a banknote compartment configured to receive a plurality of banknotes to be processed and a drive unit configured to move the banknotes out of the banknote compartment such that a filling state of the banknote compartment changes over time. The banknote processing device has an acquisition unit configured to acquire a present filling state of the banknote compartment, the present filling state being representative for an amount of banknotes located within the banknote compartment, wherein the acquisition unit is configured to generate an output signal based on the present filling state of the banknote compartment. A method is provided for monitoring a filling state of a banknote processing device.