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CA2215853A1 - A method and apparatus for authenticating documents including currency - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for authenticating documents including currency

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Publication number
CA2215853A1
CA2215853A1 CA2215853A CA2215853A CA2215853A1 CA 2215853 A1 CA2215853 A1 CA 2215853A1 CA 2215853 A CA2215853 A CA 2215853A CA 2215853 A CA2215853 A CA 2215853A CA 2215853 A1 CA2215853 A1 CA 2215853A1
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Canada
Prior art keywords
authenticating documents
output signal
ultraviolet light
documents including
document
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
CA2215853A
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
CA2215853C (en
Inventor
Bradford T. Graves
Richard A. Mazur
Douglas U. Mennie
William J.. Jones
Donald E. Raterman
Lars R. Stromme
Aaron M. Bauch
Frank M. Csulits
John E. Jones
Heinz W. Schreiter
Mark C. Munro
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Cummins Allison Corp
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Individual
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Priority claimed from US08/207,592 external-priority patent/US5467406A/en
Priority claimed from US08/226,660 external-priority patent/US6539104B1/en
Priority claimed from US08/243,807 external-priority patent/US5633949A/en
Priority claimed from US08/287,882 external-priority patent/US5652802A/en
Priority claimed from US08/317,349 external-priority patent/US5640463A/en
Priority claimed from US08/340,031 external-priority patent/US5815592A/en
Priority claimed from US08/362,848 external-priority patent/US5870487A/en
Priority claimed from US08/394,752 external-priority patent/US5724438A/en
Priority claimed from US08/399,854 external-priority patent/US5875259A/en
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Priority claimed from CA002184807A external-priority patent/CA2184807C/en
Publication of CA2215853A1 publication Critical patent/CA2215853A1/en
Publication of CA2215853C publication Critical patent/CA2215853C/en
Application granted granted Critical
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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  • Inspection Of Paper Currency And Valuable Securities (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
  • Financial Or Insurance-Related Operations Such As Payment And Settlement (AREA)

Abstract

A method and device for authenticating documents comprising an ultraviolet light source illuminating a document to be tested; an ultraviolet light detector generating an output signal responsive to ultraviolet light reflected by the document; and a signal processor receiving the ultraviolet detector output signal and determining the authenticity of the document based upon said output signal.
CA002215853A 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 A method and apparatus for authenticating documents including currency Expired - Lifetime CA2215853C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (21)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/207,592 US5467406A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
US08/207,592 1994-03-08
US21909394A 1994-03-29 1994-03-29
US08/219.093 1994-03-29
US08/226,660 US6539104B1 (en) 1990-02-05 1994-04-12 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
US08/226,660 1994-04-12
US08/243,807 1994-05-16
US08/243,807 US5633949A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-05-16 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
US08/287,882 1994-08-09
US08/287,882 US5652802A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-08-09 Method and apparatus for document identification
US08/317,349 US5640463A (en) 1994-10-04 1994-10-04 Method and apparatus for authenticating documents including currency
US08/317,349 1994-10-04
US08/340,031 US5815592A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-11-14 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
US08/340,031 1994-11-14
US08/362,848 US5870487A (en) 1990-02-05 1994-12-22 Method and apparatus for discriminting and counting documents
US08/362,848 1994-12-22
US08/394,752 US5724438A (en) 1990-02-05 1995-02-27 Method of generating modified patterns and method and apparatus for using the same in a currency identification system
US08/394,752 1995-02-27
US08/399,854 1995-03-07
US08/399,854 US5875259A (en) 1990-02-05 1995-03-07 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
CA002184807A CA2184807C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination

Related Parent Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA002184807A Division CA2184807C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination

Publications (2)

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CA2215853A1 true CA2215853A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215853C CA2215853C (en) 2000-05-02

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Family Applications (9)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA002215887A Expired - Lifetime CA2215887C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Currency evaluation device and method
CA002215869A Expired - Fee Related CA2215869C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Currency handling apparatus
CA002316138A Expired - Fee Related CA2316138C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
CA002215864A Expired - Lifetime CA2215864C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method of generating modified patterns and method and apparatus for using the same in a currency identification system
CA002215853A Expired - Lifetime CA2215853C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 A method and apparatus for authenticating documents including currency
CA002234393A Expired - Lifetime CA2234393C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
CA002215850A Expired - Lifetime CA2215850C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for document identification
CA002215886A Expired - Lifetime CA2215886C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
CA002215857A Expired - Lifetime CA2215857C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents

Family Applications Before (4)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA002215887A Expired - Lifetime CA2215887C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Currency evaluation device and method
CA002215869A Expired - Fee Related CA2215869C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Currency handling apparatus
CA002316138A Expired - Fee Related CA2316138C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
CA002215864A Expired - Lifetime CA2215864C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method of generating modified patterns and method and apparatus for using the same in a currency identification system

Family Applications After (4)

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CA002234393A Expired - Lifetime CA2234393C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents
CA002215850A Expired - Lifetime CA2215850C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for document identification
CA002215886A Expired - Lifetime CA2215886C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for currency discrimination
CA002215857A Expired - Lifetime CA2215857C (en) 1994-03-08 1995-03-08 Method and apparatus for discriminating and counting documents

Country Status (1)

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2008014588A1 (en) * 2006-07-31 2008-02-07 Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited Method and apparatus for comparing document features using pattern recognition

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN104063946B (en) * 2013-03-18 2020-02-04 光荣株式会社 Paper money processing device and paper money processing method

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2008014588A1 (en) * 2006-07-31 2008-02-07 Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited Method and apparatus for comparing document features using pattern recognition
GB2454821A (en) * 2006-07-31 2009-05-20 Canadian Bank Note Co Ltd Method and apparatus for comparing document features using pattern recognition

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2234393C (en) 2001-11-20
CA2234393A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215850A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2316138C (en) 2001-11-06
CA2215864C (en) 2000-02-15
CA2215869A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215850C (en) 2000-02-15
CA2215857C (en) 2000-05-02
CA2215887A1 (en) 1996-07-18
CA2215887C (en) 2001-07-10
CA2215857A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215886A1 (en) 1996-07-18
CA2215886C (en) 2002-01-08
CA2215853C (en) 2000-05-02
CA2316138A1 (en) 1995-09-14
CA2215869C (en) 2000-06-06
CA2215864A1 (en) 1995-09-14

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