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WO/2011/144931A1
Disclosed are various apparatus and methods for discriminating between fake and reject coins. The term 'coin' includes any type of monetary token or token that is associated with a value. Various different apparatus and methods are discl...  
WO/2011/130804A1
A method and system for establishing integrity of an item is provided. The method comprises the steps of: performing laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy on an item to obtain a first representative spectrum (510); comparing the first rep...  
WO/2011/127808A1
A coin image identification method and device, especially a method and device for identifying a dynamic object image, i.e. a coin image by an image pattern matching technology, are provided. The method comprises acquiring a template libr...  
WO/2011/125000A1
The present invention relates to a security document (20) comprising: - at least one waveguide (10), - at least one photoelectric chip (40) secured to said waveguide (10) so as to be activated by a light transmitted to said chip by said ...  
WO/2011/119702A1
An efficient and scalable system for identifying a commodity having a specific, unique topocompositional profile has been developed that includes: enrolling at least one commodity in order to capture its topocompositional profile; matchi...  
WO/2011/050512A1
A coin-collecting cylinder mechanism for a coin-separating device includes a plurality of coin-collecting cylinders (1) and a plurality of coin-collecting cylinders seats (2). Each of the coin-collecting cylinders (1) is distributed in e...  
WO/2011/041931A1
An improved coin separator includes a frame (1), a coin-separating mechanism and coin cylinders (3). The coin-separating mechanism includes a coin-separating part (2) and a driving mechanism. The coin-separating part (2) includes a coin-...  
WO/2010/106622A1
A coin discriminating device is constructed such that a timing sensor section detects a coin by using a first sensor and a second sensor which detect whether or not a circular object is present and are arranged at positions which are loc...  
WO/2010/102489A1
A coin automatic identification device includes a case (5), a coin slot (1), a signal input mechanism (2) disposed on one side of the coin slot (1), an identification circuit (3), and an automatic coin supplying mechanism (4) connected w...  
WO/2010/079856A1
The present invention comprises: a coin load rail that is tilted at a certain angle to roll coins standing on the side thereof; a coin loading unit that stands plural coins one by one and continuously loads the standing coins on the coin...  
WO/2010/055575A1
A coin discrimination method for discriminating a coin by using an image of the coin. The method accurately detects the center of the coin in its image, and the method has a step of acquiring an image of a coin by using image acquisition...  
WO/2010/052798A1
In a coin discriminating device, an oscillation control section applies a combined signal obtained by combining a plurality of signals of a specified frequency to an oscillating-side coil. An AD (analog-digital) conversion section conver...  
WO/2010/050049A1
A coin discrimination device has an imaging section for applying light to a coin and capturing an image by imaging light reflected from the coin. Identical reflection type magnetic sensors are arranged at positions which are point-symmet...  
WO/2010/040751A1
The invention relates to a device for recognizing coins and coin-like material to be conveyed (4) using at least one light source (6,7) and at least one light detector (3), and a conveyor (1) for transporting the individualized conveyed ...  
WO/2010/040037A1
The disclosure relates to modeling the structure of an item of currency and to predicting the behavior of a currency sensing system as related to the structure of a tested item of currency. For a specified set of parameters of an item of...  
WO/2010/035314A1
A usable coin judgment device is provided with a brightness histogram making-up means that sums up a brightness value of each pixel for every pixel string in a predetermined direction (horizontal direction, for instance) in a predetermin...  
WO/2010/007658A1
A coin identification device (10) has a first camera (100A) for imaging one surface of a coin and a second camera (100B) disposed on the downstream side of the first camera (100A) in a coin path. The first camera (100A) and the second ca...  
WO/2009/150386A1
The system of the invention includes a magnetic field generator (30), a guiding device (16) for the valuable article (12) for passing the valuable article (12) into the magnetic field along a travel path (26) so that the valuable article...  
WO/2009/140280A1
An apparatus (100) to record images from a coin (100) is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a stage (101) configured to position and rotate the coin. The stage is further configured to produce an angular positional signal output (113) to...  
WO/2009/129543A1
An apparatus for producing scattering signatures from a coin (105) comprises a platform (107) configured to hold the coin (105) and an electromagnetic radiation source (103) configured to produce a beam directed toward a portion of at le...  
WO/2009/122576A1
A main determination frame registering unit registers for each denomination a main determination frame the range of the numeric value of which is adjusted so that the range of a numeric value corresponding to the data of at least one ide...  
WO/2009/118842A1
In a coin's center detecting device, a template registration section registers a plurality of outer edge part templates in which part of the outer edge of a coin is cut out from a previously provided template image in a storage section. ...  
WO/2009/096037A1
A coin identification apparatus is configured to have a detection means where three or more sensors for detecting light reflected by a side surface of a coin are linearly arranged, and a judgment means to judge a shape of the side surfac...  
WO/2009/070909A1
The invention relates to a coin verifier which comprises a support for supporting a coin during verification. The coin verifier is characterised in that the support comprises two shutters which are arranged opposite to each other. The sh...  
WO/2009/063197A1
The invention is concerned with coin discriminators of the kind adapted to measure the diameters of a predetermined range of coins (11) and which comprise a coin conveying means (30, 31) which defines a coin path (9; 34) along which coin...  
WO/2009/055333A2
A coin sensor performs time-domain eddy-current testing using an inductance in one arm of a Maxwell bridge which is driven by a bipolar square wave having randomly-selected intervals between transitions, the output of the bridge being sa...  
WO/2009/005038A1
Provided is a coin discriminating device, which is used in an automatic vendor or the like and can discriminate the coins properly. The coin discriminating device to be mounted in an apparatus having a metal portion, comprises a coin pas...  
WO2008051537A9
A method of examining a coin for determining the validity of its denomination, comprises the steps of moving a coin through a passageway, sensing said moving coin in said passageway with one or more sensors to interact with said moving c...  
WO/2008/097005A1
Disclosed is an apparatus for sorting and storing coins, which can sort coins having similar materials, diameters and thicknesses, which can be adapted to varying environments, and which enables the user to modify set information freely ...  
WO/2008/090011A1
The invention relates to a coin storage device (1), which can be inserted in a coin testing device (2) or in a cash register system. The coin storage device comprises at least two opposing walls (10, 11), wherein between the walls (10, 1...  
WO/2008/073580A1
A method of examining a coin for determining the validity of its denomination, comprises the steps of moving a coin through a passageway, sensing said moving coin in said passageway with one or more sensors to interact with said moving c...  
WO/2008/065716A1
A coin sorting device has a pendulum and a swing bar. The pendulum has a coin receiving portion for capturing a regular coin that is inserted from a coin introduction portion. The pendulum is rotated by a predetermined angle in one direc...  
WO/2008/043866A1
The invention relates to a coin selector for dispensing machines, including: a base (1), a rotary disc (2) provided with a housing (4) for coins or tokens (60) and connected to a dispensing mechanism, and a blocking member (6) which is f...  
WO/2008/010295A1
A deformed-coin detection device (41) capable of accurately detecting a deformed coin without being affected by a variation in conveyance speed of the coin. When a coin conveyed along a coin conveyance surface (26) comes into contact wit...  
WO/2008/010434A1
A coin identification device has a detection section, a first switchover section, a storage section, and a control section. The detection section has a first sensor including a pair of coils and an oscillation circuit, receives electric ...  
WO/2008/009022A2
A cassette having a plurality of coin stores for storing and dispensing coins in a coin changer, the coin stores arranged in a plurality of rows of coin stores, and a coin reject path for transporting coins that have been rejected by the...  
WO/2008/009020A1
A method of operating a coin changer comprising the steps of activating a visual display to show recommended operating levels for a plurality of coin stores and manually positioning level indicators associated with each of the plurality ...  
WO/2007/108264A1
[PROBLEMS] To provide a device for sorting disk bodies, where workability in maintenance and check, including cleaning etc., of a path for the disk bodies is further improved and accuracy of sorting disk bodies is further enhanced. [MEAN...  
WO/2007/090267A1
A system for counting and identifying a plurality of gaming chips having a programmable RFID device embedded therein. The programmable RFID device having unique authentication data disposed therein. The system includes a tray structure d...  
WO/2007/042575A1
A coin dispensing apparatus, which ejects coins by squeezing them substantially chordally between an element on a rotor and an ejector, has a variable height rotor (3), an improved two-part coin ejector (10a, 10b). A optical sensor for d...  
WO/2007/002326A1
A media recognition system includes a sensing part and a media discriminator. The sensing part is disposed proximate to a media to be queried and produces a sensing signal responsive to the media. The sensing signal is a digital signal p...  
WO/2007/000883A1
A counterfeit coin detection supporting device ejects outside bank notes of the same denominations as preset denominations as specific banknotes out of bank notes inputted from outside. The denominations and the number of bank notes ejec...  
WO/2006/133972A1
Disclosed is a device for photographing coins in a coin validator, comprising an illuminating arrangement which irradiates a photographing zone for the coin and an image sensor that photographs the image of the coin. Said device is chara...  
WO/2006/133974A1
The invention relates to a method and device for recognising a coin by using the embossed pattern characteristics thereof. For this purpose, the inventive method consists in spreading the characteristics of the picture, in reducing said ...  
WO/2006/098047A1
A coin apparatus, comprising, in a coin passage (11), sensors (40) optically detecting a thrown and passing coin (54) in a detection optical path (201) having a non-contact distance X and a guard part (202) guarding the sensors (40) agai...  
WO/2006/082113A1
Disclosed is a method for determining the exact center of a coin that is introduced into a coin acceptor unit. According to said method, the probable center is determined by means of a sensor array, and the image of the coin that is to b...  
WO/2006/072594A1
An electronic coin checker is disclosed, comprising a coin insert, a coin running track, in the region of which at least one checking device, for checking the coins, is arranged and a deflector. According to the result from the checking ...  
WO/2006/038743A2
Disclosed is an identifiable metal part-containing article which cannot be easily altered or counterfeited. The metal part-containing article has a porous metal part, and this porous metal part contains a substance which emits light when...  
WO/2006/015995A1
The invention relates to a coin selector for coin- or token-operated dispensing machines and to a set of components for the assembly thereof. The inventive selector consists of: a base (20) and a cover comprising two slots (18, 19) for c...  
WO/2006/006356A1
A correlation value image is created from an input image and a template image. The correlation value image is divided into positive and negative correlation value images depending on whether the pixel value is above a threshold or not, a...  

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