Abstract: When a user cancels a transaction associated with a deposit at an automatic transaction machine, information on the account for which the transaction is intended is sent to a host computer. When deposited bills are rejected at a high rate, the account information also is sent to the host computer. Because these acts often occur during counterfeit tests, the host computer stores the account information in a monitoring database, and monitors the cancellation frequency, rate of rejection, and the like. Accounts which are determine to have a high possibility of being used for counterfeit tests, based on results such as cancellation frequency, are handled as accounts requiring special attention. When a transaction takes place for such an account, measures can be taken including stopping the transaction or transmitting a warning. In this way, counterfeit tests can be monitored and prevented.

Abstract: The bill handling machine checks the authenticity of bills as the bills deposited through the deposit port are being conveyed. Once checked, the bills are held in a temporary stacker until a deposit command is entered by the user. When certain re-discrimination conditions are met, such as when a high proportion of the deposited bills are rejected or when the account for which the transaction is intended corresponds to an account predetermined to be in need of special attention, the bills can be checked again under different discriminating conditions without returning the bills to the user. Under certain conditions, the authenticity of bills can be checked with greater accuracy without compromising convenience by checking the bills again without the need for user input.

Abstract: Plural bill accommodating boxes in a bill recycle machine are vertically superimposed. A bill accommodating section of each of the bill accommodating boxes is divided into a front-side accommodating section and a rear-side accommodating section. A bill transport path is provided at a front side and a back side of the plural bill accommodating boxes. Accordingly, the front-side accommodating section and rear-side accommodating section can individually store bills of different denominations and each of the bill accommodating boxes can be operated from, attached to and detached from the front side and back side. Further, a bill discriminating unit is provided on a route that connects the bill transport path of the divided bill accommodating boxes, wherein bills delivered from the front-side accommodating box, for example, pass through the bill discriminating unit and moves directly to the rear-side accommodating box. Reverse to this, bills in the rear-side of the accommodating box can be moved to the front-side.

Abstract: When a user cancels a transaction associated with a deposit at an automatic transaction machine, information on the account for which the transaction is intended is sent to a host computer. When deposited bills are rejected at a high rate, the account information also is sent to the host computer. Because these acts often occur during counterfeit tests, the host computer stores the account information in a monitoring database, and monitors the cancellation frequency, rate of rejection, and the like. Accounts which are determined to have a high possibility of being used for counterfeit tests, based on results such as cancellation frequency, are handled as accounts requiring special attention. When a transaction takes place for such an account, measures can be taken including stopping the transaction or transmitting a warning. In this way, counterfeit tests can be monitored and prevented.

Abstract: Plural bill accommodating boxes in a bill recycle machine are vertically superimposed. A bill accommodating section of each of the bill accommodating boxes is divided into a front-side accommodating section and a rear-side accommodating section. A bill transport path is provided at a front side and a back side of the plural bill accommodating boxes. Accordingly, the front-side accommodating section and rear-side accommodating section can individually store bills of different denominations and each of the bill accommodating boxes can be operated from, attached to and detached from the front side and back side. Further, a bill discriminating unit is provided on a route that connects the bill transport path of the divided bill accommodating boxes, wherein bills delivered from the front-side accommodating box, for example, pass through the bill discriminating unit and moves directly to the rear-side accommodating box. Reverse to this, bills in the rear-side of the accommodating box can be moved to the front-side.

Abstract: The present invention prevents counterfeit tests using automatic transaction machines. When a user cancels a transaction associated with a deposit at an automatic transaction machine, information on the account for which the transaction is intended is sent to a host computer. When the deposited bills is rejected at a high rate, the account information is sent to the host computer. Because these acts often occur during counterfeit tests, the host computer stores the account in a monitoring database, and monitors the cancellation frequency, rate of rejection, and the like. Accounts which are determined to have a high possibility of being used for counterfeit tests based on results such as cancellation frequency are handled as accounts requiring special attention. When a transaction takes place for an account requiring special attention, measures that can be taken including stopping the transaction or transmitting a warning. In this way, counterfeit tests can be monitored and prevented.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to increase accuracy in the discrimination of the authenticity of bills without unduly compromising the convenience of bill handling machines. The bill handling machine checks the authenticity of bills as the bills deposited through the deposit port is being conveyed. Once checked, the bills is held in a temporary stacker until a deposit command is entered by the user. When certain re-discrimination conditions are met, such as when a high proportion of the deposited bills is rejected or when the account for which the transaction is intended corresponds to an account predetermined to be in need of special attention, the bills can be checked again under different discriminating conditions without returning the bills to the user. Under certain conditions, the authenticity of bills can be checked with greater accuracy without compromising convenience by checking the bills again without the need for user input.

Abstract: In order to check if information stored on a card is authentic, the embossed character and figure information is compared with the information on the card. The rays radiated from the light emitting elements arranged in a line pass through a slit whose width is substantially equal to the thickness of embossed portions. Then, the rays are reflected on a card surface and received at an optical sensor consisting of LED elements arranged in a line as the card is in transit. The optical sensor is oriented in a manner to keep the same angle of reflection as the angle of incidence with respect to a normal. The light emitting elements are oriented to form another angle of incidence. These elements are used for reading the printed characters. To read a color pattern, a sensor having a photo detection sensitivity toward a normal of the card serves to receive the scattered rays reflected on the card, which rays are obliquely radiated to the card.