Patents by Inventor Teruo Sudo

Teruo Sudo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170004667
    Abstract: A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes an operation unit that receives setting of bill processing modes including a denomination mode, a counting mode, a different-denomination recognition mode, and an authenticity determination mode; a feeding and transporting mechanism; and a control unit that performs control for changing a processing speed according to the bill processing mode. When the bill processing mode is in the counting mode, the different-denomination recognition mode, or the authenticity determination mode, the control unit increases the processing speed by setting the feeding and transporting mechanism to a higher speed than the speed set in the denomination mode. The increase in speed is in accordance with a reduced time necessary to process a reduced amount of data associated with the denomination mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Sato, Shinji Matsuura, Teruo Sudo
  • Patent number: 9472040
    Abstract: A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes an operation unit that receives setting of bill processing modes including a denomination mode, a counting mode, a different-denomination recognition mode, and an authenticity determination mode; a feeding and transporting mechanism; and a control unit that performs control for changing a processing speed according to the bill processing mode. When the bill processing mode is in the counting mode, the different-denomination recognition mode, or the authenticity determination mode, the control unit increases the processing speed by setting the feeding and transporting mechanism to a higher speed than the speed set in the denomination mode. The increase in speed is in accordance with a reduced time necessary to process a reduced amount of data associated with the denomination mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Sato, Shinji Matsuura, Teruo Sudo
  • Publication number: 20160063794
    Abstract: A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes an operation unit that receives setting of bill processing modes including a denomination mode, a counting mode, a different-denomination recognition mode, and an authenticity determination mode; a feeding and transporting mechanism; and a control unit that performs control for changing a processing speed according to the bill processing mode. When the bill processing mode is in the counting mode, the different-denomination recognition mode, or the authenticity determination mode, the control unit increases the processing speed by setting the feeding and transporting mechanism to a higher speed than the speed set in the denomination mode. The increase in speed is in accordance with a reduced time necessary to process a reduced amount of data associated with the denomination mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu SATO, Shinji Matsuura, Teruo Sudo
  • Patent number: 9208632
    Abstract: A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes an operation unit that receives setting of bill processing modes including a denomination mode, a counting mode, a different-denomination recognition mode, and an authenticity determination mode; a feeding and transporting mechanism; and a control unit that performs control for changing a processing speed according to the bill processing mode. When the bill processing mode is in the counting mode, the different-denomination recognition mode, or the authenticity determination mode, the control unit increases the processing speed by setting the feeding and transporting mechanism to a higher speed than the speed set in the denomination mode. The increase in speed is in accordance with a reduced time necessary to process a reduced amount of data associated with the denomination mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Sato, Shinji Matsuura, Teruo Sudo
  • Patent number: 9027829
    Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus (1) includes a sorted-banknote stacking device (2) that sorts and stacks banknotes per denomination and a bundling device (3) that bundles the banknotes. The sorted-banknote stacking device (2) includes a feeding unit (12) that feeds the banknote from the hopper unit (11); a transporting unit (13) that transports the banknote; a denomination recognizing unit (14); a plurality of stackers (16) in which the banknote is sorted and stacked based on a recognition result; and a rejecting unit (17) that discharges rejected banknotes. The bundling device includes a bundling-object-banknote stacking unit (21) that stacks banknote of a specific denomination transported by the transporting unit (13); and a banknote bundling unit (22) that bundles the banknotes. The bottom surface of the sorted-banknote stacking unit (2) is arranged at a higher level than the bottom surface of the bundling device (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo Sudo, Kozen Nakai
  • Patent number: 8544728
    Abstract: A money handling apparatus includes an operation/display unit to display a money count result, and to display a portion or all of a plurality of various operation keys. The display of operation keys is based on the existence or nonexistence of display, contents of display, display-position information, and one or more conditions of display. A setting unit is configured to set the existence or nonexistence of the display for each operation key, while a control unit calculates the display-position information for each operation key, based on one or more conditions of display stored in the memory unit. The control unit also controls the operation/display unit to display the money count result and to display each operation key that is set to be displayed, in the display position and size that is based on the display-position information for the operation key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadaaki Uesaka, Teruo Sudo, Keishi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130192951
    Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus (1) includes a sorted-banknote stacking device (2) that sorts and stacks banknotes per denomination and a bundling device (3) that bundles the banknotes. The sorted-banknote stacking device (2) includes a feeding unit (12) that feeds the banknote from the hopper unit (11); a transporting unit (13) that transports the banknote; a denomination recognizing unit (14); a plurality of stackers (16) in which the banknote is sorted and stacked based on a recognition result; and a rejecting unit (17) that discharges rejected banknotes. The bundling device includes a bundling-object-banknote stacking unit (21) that stacks banknote of a specific denomination transported by the transporting unit (13); and a banknote bundling unit (22) that bundles the banknotes. The bottom surface of the sorted-banknote stacking unit (2) is arranged at a higher level than the bottom surface of the bundling device (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: GLORY LTD.
    Inventors: Teruo SUDO, Kozen NAKAI
  • Patent number: 8356747
    Abstract: A banknote deposit transaction apparatus (1) confirms number of deposited banknotes on a per transaction basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo Sudo, Kozen Nakai
  • Patent number: 8267238
    Abstract: A banknote depositing machine has a receiving unit which takes in inserted banknotes, a stacking unit which stacks said banknotes, a transporting unit which transports the banknotes between said receiving unit and said stacking unit, a recognition unit which is provided in said transporting unit, and identifies and counts the banknotes, a storing unit which receives the banknotes from said stacking unit and stores the banknotes, and a controlling unit which, if said recognition unit has judged a banknote as abnormal, stops said transporting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadaaki Uesaka, Teruo Sudo, Keishi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8100245
    Abstract: A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes a feeding and transporting mechanism; a line sensor to scan an image of the bills; a denomination determination table in which denomination recognition data is registered for at least one currency; a denomination recognizing unit that recognizes a denomination of the currency by referring to the table; a processing-mode switching unit that switches between a denomination mode and a different currency recognition mode; a different-currency recognizing unit that compares a difference in size between a first bill and each bill of a second bill and thereafter with an allowable range, and recognizes whether the each bill of the second bill and thereafter is of the same denomination as the first bill; and a control unit that guides the bill being determined as a different denomination to a rejecting unit or stops the feeding and transporting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Numata, Shinji Matsuura, Teruo Sudo, Tomoyasu Sato, Yasutaka Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20110240734
    Abstract: A banknote deposit transaction apparatus (1) confirms number of deposited banknotes on a per transaction basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Teruo Sudo, Kozen Nakai
  • Publication number: 20110054666
    Abstract: A money handling apparatus 10 includes: an operation/display unit 30 configured to display thereon a count result on money as well as configured to display thereon a part or all of various operation keys, based on existence or nonexistence of display, contents of display, display-position information and one or more conditions of display, for the various operation keys, respectively stored in a memory unit 34; and a setting unit 32 configured to set the existence or nonexistence of display for each operation key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Sadaaki Uesaka, Teruo Sudo, Keishi Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20110004336
    Abstract: A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes a feeding and transporting mechanism; a line sensor to scan an image of the bills; a denomination determination table in which denomination recognition data is registered for at least one currency; a denomination recognizing unit that recognizes a denomination of the currency by referring to the table; a processing-mode switching unit that switches between a denomination mode and a different currency recognition mode; a different-currency recognizing unit that compares a difference in size between a first bill and each bill of a second bill and thereafter with an allowable range, and recognizes whether the each bill of the second bill and thereafter is of the same denomination as the first bill; and a control unit that guides the bill being determined as a different denomination to a rejecting unit or stops the feeding and transporting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Toshio Numata, Shinji Matsuura, Teruo Sudo, Tomoyasu Sato, Yasutaka Toyoda
  • Publication number: 20100320057
    Abstract: A bill recognizing and counting apparatus includes an operation unit that receives setting of bill processing modes including a denomination mode, a counting mode, a different-denomination recognition mode, and an authenticity determination mode; a feeding and transporting mechanism; and a control unit that performs control for changing a processing speed according to the bill processing mode. When the bill processing mode is in the counting mode, the different-denomination recognition mode, or the authenticity determination mode, the control unit increases the processing speed by setting the feeding and transporting mechanism to a higher speed than the speed set in the denomination mode. The increase in speed is in accordance with a reduced time necessary to process a reduced amount of data associated with the denomination mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Sato, Shinji Matsuura, Teruo Sudo
  • Publication number: 20100230232
    Abstract: A banknote depositing machine has a receiving unit which takes in inserted banknotes, a stacking unit which stacks said banknotes, a transporting unit which transports the banknotes between said receiving unit and said stacking unit, a recognition unit which is provided in said transporting unit, and identifies and counts the banknotes, a storing unit which receives the banknotes from said stacking unit and stores the banknotes, and a controlling unit which, if said recognition unit has judged a banknote as abnormal, stops said transporting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadaaki Uesaka, Teruo Sudo, Keishi Kobayashi