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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2010
Applicant:
Matthew Strong, Oldham, GB;
Inventor:
Matthew Strong, Oldham, GB;
Assignee:
Innovative Technology Limited, Oldham, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for checking the validity of a banknote wherein a light source illuminates a banknote through a slit as it is transported along a note path, the emitted light being detected at different wavelengths to generate a plurality of images such that a three dimensional matrix can be created, for comparison against matrices of authentic banknotes.