Patent ID: 9501885
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G07D

Claim Text:
1. A currency processing system comprising: a housing with a coin input area configured to receive a batch of coins; one or more coin receptacles operatively coupled to the housing; a coin processing unit operatively coupled to the coin input area and the one or more coin receptacles, the coin processing unit being configured to process a plurality of the coins and discharge the processed coins to the one or more coin receptacles; and a sensor arrangement operatively coupled to the coin processing unit, the sensor arrangement including a photodetector and first and second light emitting devices, the first light emitting device being configured to emit light onto a surface of a passing coin at normal or near-normal incidence, the second light emitting device being configured to emit light onto the surface of the passing coin at high-angle incidence, and the photodetector being configured to sense light reflected off the surface of the passing coin and output a signal indicative of coin image information for processing the coin; and a lens array between the photodetector and the passing coin.