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Patent US4980569 - Security paper verification device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA photodiode and phototransistor are positioned on one side of a document subjected to verification for authenticity under both transmitted and reflected light. A corresponding photodiode and phototransistor on the opposite side of the document are arranged for receiving the light transmitted through...http://www.google.com/patents/US4980569?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4980569 - Security paper verification devicePublication numberUS4980569 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/488,230Publication dateDec 25, 1990Filing dateMar 5, 1990Priority dateMar 5, 1990Fee statusPaidPublication number07488230, 488230, US 4980569 A, US 4980569A, US-A-4980569, US4980569 A, US4980569AInventorsTimothy T. Crane, Robert J. Danek, Richard A. MenellyOriginal AssigneeCrane Timothy T, Menelly Richard A, Danek Robert JPatent Citations (6), Referenced by (32), Classifications (9), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSecurity paper verification deviceUS 4980569 AAbstract A photodiode and phototransistor are positioned on one side of a document subjected to verification for authenticity under both transmitted and reflected light. A corresponding photodiode and phototransistor on the opposite side of the document are arranged for receiving the light transmitted through the currency if the security feature is not present. A logic circuit determines the presence or absence of the security feature and correspondingly provides visual or audible indication thereof. The photodiodes, phototransistors and circuit are arranged within an enclosure that is attached to a currency receiving device such as a cash register. The visual or audible indicators are mounted on the cash register for immediate indication of the currency verification to the cashier.
A simple verification device 14, shown in FIG. 2, consists of a U-shaped metal or plastic case 15 with two upstanding sidewalls 16, 17 joined by a bottom 18. A pair of printed wire boards 19, 20 joined by means of a bottom 21 are inserted within the case. Currency verification is achieved by inserting the currency 10 within the slot 22 formed within the printed wire boards between the two sidewalls such that the currency stops against the bottom 21 of the printed wire boards. The optically active parts 19A, 19B, 20A, 20B of the printed wire boards are arranged such that the bottom border 9B of the currency sits intermediate the optically active parts. This, in turn, assures that the part of the security thread 13 that extends to the border will lie between the optically active parts of the printed wire boards. The verification circuit 23 contained on the printed wire boards is shown in FIG. 3A. A high intensity light source 24 in the form of a light emitting diode or a "grain of wheat" lamp within the optically active part 19A is optically coupled by means of an optical fiber 25 with a photo detector Q.sub.1 in the optically active part 19B as well as with the photo detector Q.sub.2 in the optically active part 20B. A similar high intensity light source 26 in the optically active part 20A is optically coupled by means of a similar optical fiber 27 with the photo detector Q.sub.1 and the photo detector Q.sub.2. Both photo detectors Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2 are in the form of a photo transistor-schmitt trigger device having a digital output such as a type MRD750 obtained from the Motorola Corporation. The outputs of the photo detectors are connected through a pair of inverter gates 28, 29 to provide the inputs Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2 of a NOR gate 30. The output of the NOR gate is connected to an indicator circuit 31 which includes light-emitting diodes, audible indicating devices and control circuitry as desired. A pair of bias resistors R.sub.1, R.sub.2 connect between the 5 volt power source and the outputs of the photo detectors Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2 for adjustment purposes.
The operation of the verification circuit 23 is best seen by referring to both FIGS. 3A and the following logic table where a "1" indicates the presence of light and a "0" indicates the absence of light seen at the input to the NOR gate 30. The inverter gates 28, 29 invert the logic outputs from Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2 thereby generating the inverted outputs Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2 as indicated in the following Logic Table. The resulting logic inputted to the NOR gate generates a logic "1" for a PASS condition and a logic "0" for a FAIL condition.
Upon insertion of the currency 10, as shown earlier in FIG. 2, the presence of the security thread intercepts and blocks the light transmitted from the light source 26 to photo detector Q.sub.1 resulting in a "0" input to NOR gate 30 at the Q.sub.1 input while, at the same time, blocking the light from light source 24 to photo detector Q.sub.2 resulting in a "0" input to NOR gate 30 at the Q.sub.2 input. At this time, a logic "1" appears at the output of NOR gate 30 and is inputted to the indicator and control circuit 31. In order to determine whether the security thread is on the outer surface of the currency, i.e. "COUNTERFEIT" and not within the currency, "GENUINE" as indicated at 13 in FIG. 2, the photo detector Q.sub.1 should not receive any reflected light from light source 24 and the photo detector Q.sub.2 should not receive any reflected light from the light source 26. The presence of a "1" at either input to NOR gate 30 accordingly indicates the presence of a counterfeit security thread on either, or both of the outer surfaces of the currency. Referring again to the logic table it is noted that the indication of a logic "1" at Q.sub.1 or Q.sub.2 under reflected light results in a "0" output from the NOR gate 30 to the indicator circuit 31 which include latching circuitry and indicator lamps whereby the currency is indicated as counterfeit. In order for the currency to be indicated as genuine, there should be no light received at either of the photo detectors to thereby indicate that the security thread is present and is not counterfeit.
The critical positional relationship between the light source 24 and photo detector Q.sub.1 within the optically active parts 19A, 19B and between the light source 26 and photo detector Q.sub.2 in the optically active parts 20A, 20B of the printed wire boards 19, 20 is best seen by now referring to FIG. 3B wherein the currency 10 is depicted within the slot 22 formed between the two printed wire boards. The angle of incidence for light emanating from light source 24 relative to the outer surface of the currency is set by the angle Θi between the optical fiber 25 and the top surface 32 of the printed wire board 19. The top surface of the currency is set parallel to the top surface of the printed wire board by means of transparent spacers (not shown). The angle of reflection Θr between photo detector Q.sub.1 and the top surface of the printed wire board is set equal to the angle of incidence Θi such that any light specularly reflected from the top surface of the currency will reflect back to photo detector Q.sub.1 resulting in a logic " 1" input to the NOR gate. A similar positional relationship between the light source 26 and the photo detector Q.sub.2 in the printed wire board 19 is also set by the angles of the optical fiber 27 and the photo detector Q.sub.2 relative to the surface 33 of the printed wire board 20.
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