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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2010
Applicant:
Varuni Mishra, Malvern, PA (US);
Inventor:
Varuni Mishra, Malvern, PA (US);
Assignee:
MEI, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G07D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 11/0036 (2013.01); G07D 11/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a device and a method for validating documents of value, especially a low power validator for validating documents of value is described comprising: a processing unit for controlling operation of the validator; an inlet for receiving a document of value from a user; and a power management system for transitioning the validator between a power conserving mode and a normal operating mode, wherein the power management system comprises a wake up unit arranged to monitor the inlet for the presence of a document of value and to monitor the voltage provided from a power source.