Patent ID: 7724938
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: G06K,G07D,G07G

Abstract:
1. A handheld device for validating currency, comprising: a scanner for scanning a currency to obtain an image of the currency; a central processing unit; a memory coupled to the central processing unit in which a list of identifying information is stored; software for obtaining identifying information associated with the currency from the image, for comparing the identifying information associated with the currency to the stored identifying information, and for causing a notification if there is a match between the identifying information associated with the currency and the stored identifying information, wherein the identifying information associated with the currency includes a serial number; a memory coupled to the central processing unit that stores the obtained identifying information, including the serial number, associated with the currency; a network interface that connects the device to a network for transmitting the obtained identifying information to a remote server and obtaining all or a portion of the stored list of identifying information; and wherein the components of the handheld device are enclosed and/or incorporated in a handheld housing.