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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Takao Nireki, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Nireki, Tokyo, JP;
Universal Entertainment Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper sheet processing apparatus capable of preventing conveyance failure of a paper sheet. The apparatus includes a bill insertion slot, a bill conveyance mechanism capable of conveying a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot, a bill reader reading the bill conveyed by the bill conveyance mechanism, an authenticity determination mechanism determining the authentication of the bill read by the bill reader, a bill determination processing part for determining, before the reading of the banknote by the banknote reader is completed, damage to the bill based on a shape of a portion of the bill which is read and on a shape of a reference bill, and a controller controlling conveyance of the bill by the bill conveyance mechanism based on a result of the determination by the bill determination processing part.