Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METALLIC OBJECT DETECTION IN A MEDIA TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/109375
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system and method of detecting the presence of metallic objects in media to be conveyed in a medium transport system is disclosed. One or more metal detectors (215) are included in the medium transport system to detect the presence of metal in the medium being transported. Signals from the metal detectors are sent to a system processor (270), which analyzes the signals, and produces proximity, duration, and/or intensity values therefrom. One or more microphones (200a, 200b) may also be included which detect the sound created as the medium is being transported. The processor computes sound values from the microphone signals, and analyzes the computed sound values along with the proximity, duration, and/or intensity values in order to determine if the conveyance of the medium along the transport path should be stopped due to the presence of metal in the media or a jam occurring within the medium transport path.
Inventors:
LINK BRUCE (US)
FAGAN JOHN (US)
MIDDLETON THOMAS (US)
PHINNEY DANIEL (US)
FAGAN JOHN (US)
MIDDLETON THOMAS (US)
PHINNEY DANIEL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2015/067572
Publication Date:
September 09, 2016
Filing Date:
December 28, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KODAK ALARIS INC (US)
International Classes:
B65H5/06; B65H7/06; H04N1/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2014043178A1 | 2014-03-20 |
Foreign References:
| JP2009166952A | 2009-07-30 | |||
| US20140251016A1 | 2014-09-11 | |||
| US20120019841A1 | 2012-01-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HUGHES, Scott et al. (Columbia Square555 Thirteenth Street N, Washington District of Columbia, US)
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