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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jaime Rosello Sallen, Binefar, ES;
Bryan James Christophersen, Fareham, GB;
John Alan Skinner, Hampshire, GB;
Simon George Calverley, Hampshire, GB;
Assignee:
De la Rue International Limited, Hampshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 ; G06K 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 ; G06K 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method of processing documents of value. The method including detecting a visible pattern on at least one side of a document; detecting the response of at least one side of the document to infrared radiation; comparing the detected visible pattern to one or more predetermined patterns and identifying the document if the detected visible pattern is sufficiently similar to the or one of the predetermined patterns; and determining from the response to infrared radiation if the document is authentic.