Patent ID: 8514379
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: G06Q,G07D,G07F

Abstract:
1. A document processing device comprising: an input receptacle configured to receive a stack of documents including currency bills; an imaging unit including a sensor; a transport system configured to convey each of the documents received from the input receptacle past the sensor, the imaging unit configured to generate image data reproducible as a visually readable image of at least a portion of each passing currency bill; an output receptacle configured to receive the documents from the transport system after the documents pass the sensor; one or more processing units configured to control actuation of the transport system and further configured to control communication of the generated currency bill image data, the one or more processing units further configured to extract serial numbers of the conveyed bills from the image data and to determine the denominations of the conveyed bills using the image data; and a memory associated with the one or more processing units, the memory configured for storing image data, extracted serial numbers, and determined denominations.