Patent ID: 8408398

Claim:
A sheet handling system comprising: a sheet handling apparatus communicatively coupled, via a network, to a central apparatus that is remotely installed from the sheet handling apparatus, wherein, the sheet handling apparatus includes: a selection unit configured to select any one of a genuine note, a damaged note, a rejectable note, an automatic setting, and an on-line setting to discriminate a sheet; a first setting component configured to set a discrimination level for each of the genuine note, the damaged note, or the rejectable note selected by the selection unit; a second setting component configured to automatically set a discrimination level of the genuine note, the damaged note, and the rejectable note based on detection data detected by the sheet handling apparatus, when the automatic setting is selected; a third setting component configured to request the central apparatus to transmit a discrimination level via the network, to receive the discrimination level transmitted from the central apparatus, and to set the discrimination level, when the on-line setting is selected; and a sheet discriminating mechanism configured to discriminate the sheet to be conveyed based on the discrimination level set by the first setting component, the second setting component, or the third setting component; and wherein, the central apparatus includes: a central selection unit configured to select any one of the genuine note, the damaged note, the rejectable note, and the on-line setting to discriminate the sheet; a central first setting component configured to set a discrimination level for each of the genuine note, the damaged note, or the rejectable note selected by the central selection unit; a central second setting component configured to automatically set a discrimination level of the genuine note, the damaged note, and the rejectable note based on the detection data received from the sheet handling apparatus via the network, when the on-line setting is selected; a selection unit configured to select between the discrimination level set by the central first setting component or the central second setting component; and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit, via the network, the discrimination level selected by the selection unit, in response to the sheet handling apparatus transmission request for the discrimination level.