Paper sheet processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10023340-B2
Application number	US-201515125206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2015
Priority date	Mar 11, 2014
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a paper sheet processing device 100 including: a hopper unit 2 configured to take in paper sheets; a recognition unit 3 configured to read serial numbers of the paper sheets taken in through the hopper unit 2; a database 1202 configured to store the serial numbers read by the recognition unit 3; and a control unit 120 configured to process the paper sheets. The control unit 120 searches the serial numbers stored in the database 1202 for any duplicated serial number, and detects, when finding any duplicated serial number, that duplicate processes have been performed on a paper sheet identified by the duplicated serial number.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A paper sheet processing device comprising:
an intake unit configured to take in paper sheets;
a recognition unit configured to read serial numbers of the paper sheets taken in through the intake unit;
a memory configured to store the serial numbers read by the recognition unit;
a processing unit configured to process the paper sheets, and
a display unit configured to display information thereon, wherein
the processing unit searches the serial numbers stored in the memory for any duplicated serial number, and detects, when finding any duplicated serial number in the memory, that duplicate processes have been performed on a paper sheet identified by the duplicated serial number, and
when the processing unit detects any duplicate processes, the processing unit notifies a user of the duplicate processes detected by displaying the duplicated serial number on the display unit.

2. The paper sheet processing device of claim 1 , wherein
when the processing unit detects any duplicate processes, the processing unit allows one of the duplicate processes performed on the duplicated serial number and cancels the other of the duplicate processes.

3. The paper sheet processing device of claim 2 , wherein
when the processing unit detects any duplicate processes, the processing unit notifies a user, via the display unit, of the duplicate processes detected.

4. The paper sheet processing device of claim 1 , wherein
the processing unit searches for any duplicated serial number when a predetermined operation has been performed.

5. The paper sheet processing device of claim 4 , wherein
the predetermined operation is allowing the process performed by the processing unit.

6. The paper sheet processing device of claim 1 , wherein
the process performed by the processing unit is counting the number of paper sheets.

7. A paper sheet processing device comprising:
an intake unit configured to take in paper sheets;
a recognition unit configured to read serial numbers of the paper sheets taken in through the intake unit;
a memory configured to store the serial numbers read by the recognition unit; and
a processing unit configured to process the paper sheets, wherein
the processing unit searches the serial numbers stored in the memory for any duplicated serial number, and detects, when finding any duplicated serial number in the memory, that duplicate processes have been performed on a paper sheet identified by the duplicated serial number, and
when the processing unit detects any duplicate processes, the processing unit notifies a user of the duplicate processes detected, and
the processing unit prompts the user to choose an option to be exercised with respect to the duplicate processes.

8. The paper sheet processing device of claim 7 , wherein
the option to be exercised with respect to the duplicate processes is either to allow one of the duplicate processes performed on the duplicated serial number and cancel the other of the duplicate processes or to allow all of the duplicate processes.

9. A paper sheet processing device comprising:
an intake unit configured to take in paper sheets;
a recognition unit configured to read serial numbers of the paper sheets taken in through the intake unit;
a memory configured to store the serial numbers read by the recognition unit;
a processing unit configured to process the paper sheets, and
a display unit configured to display information thereon, wherein
the processing unit compares the serial numbers of the paper sheets read by the recognition unit to the serial numbers stored in the memory, and detects, when finding any duplicated serial number in the memory, that duplicate processes have been performed on a paper sheet identified by the duplicated serial number, and
when the processing unit detects any duplicate processes, the processing unit notifies a user of the duplicate processes detected by displaying the duplicated serial number on the display unit.

10. The paper sheet processing device of claim 9 , wherein
the processing unit prompts the user to choose an option to be exercised with respect to the duplicate processes.

11. The paper sheet processing device of claim 10 , wherein
the option to be exercised with respect to the duplicate processes is either to allow one of the duplicate processes performed on the duplicated serial number and cancel the other of the duplicate processes or to allow all of the duplicate processes.

12. The paper sheet processing device of claim 9 , wherein
when the processing unit detects any duplicate processes, the processing unit allows one of the duplicate processes performed on the duplicated serial number and cancels the other of the duplicate processes.

13. The paper sheet processing device of claim 12 , wherein
when the processing unit detects any duplicate processes, the processing unit notifies a user, via the display unit, of the duplicate processes detected.

14. The paper sheet processing device of claim 9 , wherein
the processing unit searches for any duplicated serial number when a predetermined operation has been performed.

15. The paper sheet processing device of claim 14 , wherein
the predetermined operation is allowing the process performed by the processing unit.

16. The paper sheet processing device of claim 9 , wherein
the process performed by the processing unit is counting the number of paper sheets.

Assignees

• Glory Kogyo Kk

Inventors

• Nagase Atsushi
• Asada Toshihide
• Mizushima Yoshikatsu
• Okamura Masao

Classifications

• B65B13/32

  by welding, soldering, or heat-sealing; by applying adhesive · CPC title

• B65B57/04 Primary

  and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of such material, containers, or packages · CPC title

• B65B13/06

  Stationary ducts or channels · CPC title

• G07D11/30

  Tracking or tracing valuable papers or cassettes · CPC title

• G07D7/004

  using digital security elements, e.g. information coded on a magnetic thread or strip · CPC title