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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
May. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Christian Voser, Vessy, CH;
Inventor:
Christian Voser, Vessy, CH;
Assignee:
MEI, Inc., West Chester, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A banknote validator takes both reflection and transmission optical measurements at different wavelengths. An emitter and sensor on one side of the banknote path are used to make a calibration measurement using light reflected from a window on the other side of the path, overlying another optical device. Each measurement is normalised on the basis of multiple measurements of different wavelengths, distributed over a substantial area, such as along the relevant scan line, preferably using a value representing the dispersion of the measurements.