Patent ID: 8873828
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
1. A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: an insertion slot into which a paper sheet is inserted; a conveyance mechanism which is capable of conveying the paper sheet having been inserted from the insertion slot; a reading device which reads the paper sheet being conveyed by the conveyance mechanism; and an authenticity judging unit which determines an authenticity of the paper sheet being read by the reading device based on a reading result of the reading device; a damage determination unit which determines presence or absence of a damage of the paper sheet based on a shape of a reference paper sheet and a shape of a portion of the paper sheet having been read by the reading device while the reading device reading the paper sheet to obtain the reading result for allowing the authenticity judging unit to determine the authenticity of the paper sheet and before the reading device completes reading the paper sheet for obtaining the reading result; and a control unit which controls conveyance of the paper sheet by the conveyance mechanism based on a determination result by the damage determination unit, wherein when the damage determination unit determines that the paper sheet is a damaged paper sheet, the control unit controls the conveyance mechanism so as to convey the paper sheet toward an insertion slot side without carrying out further reading of the paper sheet for the authenticity and wherein the damage determination unit determines presence or absence of a damage of the paper sheet when the reading device read a predetermined front portion of the paper sheet and the conveyance mechanism conveys the paper sheet not to completely pass though the reading device until the damage determination unit completes the determination.