Patent ID: 6843418

Claim:
A document processing device, comprising an input receptacle adapted to receive currency bills and substitute currency media, at least one of the substitute currency media having at least a first barcode pattern and a second barcode pattern disposed thereon; at least one output receptacle adapted to receive currency bills and substitute currency media after the currency bills and substitute currency media have been evaluated; a transport mechanism adapted to transport the currency bills and substitute currency media, one at a time, from the input receptacle to the at least one output receptacle along a transport path; an evaluation unit comprising at least one currency detector disposed along the transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacle, the at least one currency detector being capable of evaluating currency bills, and a first media detector disposed along the transport path between the input receptacle and the output receptacle, the first media detector being capable of detecting the first barcode pattern and the second barcode pattern, and a controller coupled to the evaluation unit, the controller being adapted to control the operation of the transport mechanism and the operation of the evaluation unit.