Patent ID: 6858856

Claim:
A counterfeit currency detector cash register which comprises: a) a housing comprising an outer shell which defines an interior chamber; b) a keyboard positioned on a top portion of the housing, which keyboard comprises a plurality of keys capable of entering data input signals into a data processor; c) an electrical data processor within the interior chamber, which data processor is capable of receiving data input signals entered from the keys of the keyboard, processing the data, and producing data output signals to be sent to a data output device; d) a data output device positioned on the housing, which data output device is capable of receiving and displaying data output signals produced and sent by the data processor; e) a cash drawer positioned along a front of the housing, which cash drawer is capable of storing currency therein, and which cash drawer can be slidably opened and closed; f) a counterfeit currency detector station positioned within the housing, which counterfeit currency detector station comprises: i) a currency entry slot positioned along a front of the housing, wherein paper currency may be at least partially inserted into the housing; ii) an ultraviolet light source within the interior chamber of the housing, which ultraviolet light source is capable of emitting ultraviolet light onto the paper currency while said paper currency is within the housing; and iii) a viewing panel positioned along a top portion of the housing, through which the paper currency may be viewed while said paper currency is within the housing; and g) an electrical power source for providing power to the keyboard, the electrical data processor, the data output device, and the ultraviolet light source.