Patent ID: 7325205

Claim:
An apparatus for processing bank notes arranged for singling, counting, sorting and testing the authenticity of bank notes and papers of value, and operable in a plurality of operating modes, including a batch mode, a deposit mode, and a fitness mode, each of the operating modes including a plurality of functions, the individual operating modes being displayable on a display device, wherein said display device is arranged to display non-language specific icons which are configurably associated with said functions and which are selectable to perform an associated function, wherein certain of said icons may be associated with one or more of said functions by user definition; wherein said functions include at least one from the group consisting of a denomination count function, a reject entry function, a result reporting function, an over/short calculation function, and a sorting function; wherein the display device contains a fingerprint sensor arranged to record a user's fingerprint; and wherein an initial set of said non-language specific icons are displayed according to the user's fingerprint.