Patent ID: 9734649
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G07D

Claim:
1. A banknote processing apparatus comprising: a sensor unit configured to acquire image information of a banknote and project light alternately from red, green, and blue (RGB) light sources onto the banknote; and a control unit configured to (i) acquire per-color image information of the banknote for each RGB color from the image information of the banknote, (ii) determine a denomination of the banknote based on the per-color image information, the per-color image information having a resolution, (iii) reconfigure the per-color image information for each RGB color to generate image information with a higher resolution than the resolution of the per-color image information, and (iv) determine an identification mark, authenticity or fitness of the banknote based on the image information with the higher resolution.