DE20003253U1 - Moneyscan - Google Patents

Description

Monevscan

The basic idea behind Moneyscan is, on the one hand, to secure and, on the other hand, to monitor the national and international flow of banknotes in public money transactions. Another aspect is to reduce tax, hostage-taking and extortion crime, as every banknote can be identified immediately when it is introduced into the money cycle at any time and in any place.
In view of the introduction of new currencies (eg: Euro in 2002) and new banknotes (eg: US dollar by 2005) in conjunction with the ever increasing quality and quantity of existing copying and computer technology, an increasing number of counterfeits can be expected in the future. The rapid development of general technology, especially in the desktop publishing sector, can also endanger "paper money" very suddenly and to a much greater extent.

The same applies to the detection of counterfeit documents (securities, tickets for cultural and sporting events, participant IDs, vouchers, travel tickets, etc.). Here, a scanning process, e.g. during entry control, can be used to determine whether the officially assigned serial numbers, which are assigned either consecutively or randomly sequentially, match the documents presented and whether there are possibly multiple copies.

The basic requirement is a minor change to the banknotes and documents. This means that every banknote and every document can be marked as a unique item and can be registered at any time.

As soon as a marked banknote is taken from circulation to a bank or a retail outlet, regardless of whether it is a petrol station, supermarket, department store, retail outlet, parking garage, ticket machine, ATM or automatic cash payment system, etc., the receipt of the banknote is registered and entered into a database. As soon as the banknote is registered, it is effectively "devalued". If it is subsequently stolen, whether in the house or, for example, when transporting the day's takings to a night safe or by cash transport, it makes no sense to steal these banknotes, as the registration immediately blocks every stolen banknote and the banknote is immediately identified when it is reintroduced into the money cycle.

The purpose is not so much to detect counterfeits directly, but rather to find duplicates of officially issued banknotes and counterfeits with unassigned serial numbers.

The marking is done by printing a barcode. This barcode contains the banknote's serial number, the banknote's value, the currency and a check digit. This means that each banknote can be marked with an individual code.

The banknotes are registered using laser scanning devices in banks and stores as well as using mobile phones with integrated point laser scanners.

The effort for retailers is relatively low. Today, most cash registers are equipped with area or barcode laser scanners to

To reduce input errors by staff when cashing out and to control the inventory. By expanding the software of these scanner cash registers, banknotes can be entered using the scanner in the same way as the goods. The customer's banknote and the change are automatically entered and withdrawn as cash. In addition, incorrect issuing of banknotes can be prevented.

Cash deposit and dispensing machines, money counting and sorting machines in banks and savings banks, cash dispensers and machines that accept banknotes would have to be equipped with laser scanners in addition to the existing technical banknote checking procedures. The integration of a point laser scanner in mobile phones is also planned for mobile use.

The laser scanner in mobile phones could also be used to enter telephone entries into the phone or card memory more quickly. All that would be required is that the name and telephone number be stored as a barcode on business cards, in print advertisements, on letterheads, etc. It would even be possible to scan the data on a computer monitor or television.

The extensive database with the registered banknotes can be permanently stored and updated on a regular basis or accessed by telephone. The new Internet standard for mobile phones -WAP- (Wireless Application Protocol) would be ideal for this.

In summary, the procedure is based on the following innovations:

• Applying barcodes to banknotes and documents

• Integration of point laser scanners in mobile phones

• Linking laser scanning devices with cable, infrared interface or radio to a registration database

• Integration of laser scanners in machines for counting, sorting, depositing and dispensing money

• Creation of a database service including hardware and software for registering banknotes and documents

• Development of the required software for

• the scanning process with subsequent dial-in to the external registration database and the data comparison with an internal registration database including the option to update for mobile phones

• Extension of telephone entries in the mobile phone using laser scanning

• the expansion of cash registers

• the temporary data exchange and the update procedure

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Basic functional sequence

The scan mode is switched on via the menu on the keyboard. The built-in laser diode is activated (recognizable by the red laser light output). The scan can now be carried out.

When the laser diode is moved past the barcode, the barcode is read, checked for reading errors using a check digit and stored in the buffer. After storage, a beep and a corresponding display signal that the next scan is ready. This can be done as often as you like.

Once the scanning process is complete, a transmit function is triggered via the menu. The laser scanner is switched off and the set telephone number is dialed to the database service. After the connection is established, the data records in the buffer are automatically transferred to the database service. After a short comparison with the external database, the result is immediately transferred to the cell phone and a verification note or, if the result is negative, a warning message is displayed.

With the expected reduction in memory size, the database can also be stored in an internal memory and updated via an update.

A second scan mode in the menu allows the name and telephone number to be read and saved in the internal telephone register, whereby the process is similar. The prerequisite, of course, is that the name and telephone number are also available as a barcode.

Example business card

John Doe

- Corporate Official -

Hauptstr. 1 12345 Berlin

Tel.: 030 /123 456 78 Last name Telephone number

Claims (6)

1. Banknotes and other papers representing a value, characterized in that they are provided with a code which can be read by means of reading devices and which can be checked and recorded in a central or decentralized database. 2. Banknotes according to claim 1, characterized in that the code is a barcode. 3. Banknotes according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the code is readable by means of a laser scanner. 4. A reading device for banknotes and other papers representing value provided with a readable code, characterized in that it is integrated into a mobile telephone. 5. A reading device for banknotes and other papers representing value provided with a readable code, characterized in that it is integrated into a document input or output device such as a money counting machine, a money sorting machine, a teller machine, a cash register, an automated teller machine, an automatic cash register or the like. 6. Reading device according to claim 4, characterized in that it can be connected to a central database via the mobile radio network.