Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for processing value units, such as bank notes, coins or checks. A system and method for processing deposits of value units are provided by which bank notes of the deposit are checked successively in two bank note processing machines, and the data of both the first and second checking operations are supplied to an evaluation device in order to perform an evaluation of the deposit on the basis of both the first and second checking operations. This two-stage processing provides the possibility of carrying out the processing of deposits in cash centers considerably more efficiently than with hitherto used methods.

Abstract: In order to enhance the security of cash payment in trade, a merchandise scanning cash register with a two-channel scanner is suggested. The first channel operating at a first wavelength in the visible spectral range serves both for detecting bar-code information (5) provided on the merchandise (4) and for detecting a value coding (7) of a banknote (6) submitted by way of payment for the merchandise. The second channel of the scanner (2) serves for verifying the authenticity of the banknote (6) and operates in the IR range.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for processing value units, such as bank notes, coins or checks. A system and method for processing deposits of value units are provided by which bank notes of the deposit are checked successively in two bank note processing machines, and the data of both the first and second checking operations are supplied to an evaluation device in order to perform an evaluation of the deposit on the basis of both the first and second checking operations. This two-stage processing provides the possibility of carrying out the processing of deposits in cash centers considerably more efficiently than with hitherto used methods.