Abstract: A sheet handling device includes: a first storage; a second storage using a storage method different form that of the first storage; a transporter that transports a sheet; and a controller that controls the transporter to transport the sheet. When the second storage is neither a transport source of the sheet nor a transport destination of the sheet, the controller controls the transporter to transport the sheet at a first speed. When the second storage is at least the transport source of the sheet or the transport destination of the sheet, the controller controls the transporter to transport the sheet at a second speed lower than the first speed.

Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a banknote processing device that may separate and process normal banknotes and rejected banknotes during replenishment/collection and easily confirm the number of replenished or collected normal banknotes.

Abstract: A medium storage device includes: a housing frame having, at a front portion, an entrance for replenishment and recovery to which a transit cassette is connectable, an identification unit serving to identify whether a medium is a normal medium or a rejection medium, a temporary holding unit configured to temporarily accommodate a medium, a recycle cassette configured to store the medium identified as the normal medium, a conveyance path configured to convey the medium between the identification unit, the temporary holding unit, and the recycle cassette, and a control unit configured to control the conveyance path such that the medium replenished from the transit cassette is conveyed to the temporary holding unit, the medium transferred to the temporary holding unit is conveyed to the identification unit, and the medium identified as the normal medium in the identification unit is conveyed to the recycle cassette.

Abstract: A medium processing device includes: a drum that is rotatably supported, that rotates around a rotation axis, and that winds a medium around a peripheral side surface thereof; a first tape that winds the medium sandwiched between the peripheral side surface and the first tape, accompanying rotation of the drum; a movable guide that is movable following a drum diameter of the drum, which changes depending on a winding amount of the medium, and that guides the medium; and a first static electricity elimination section that is provided at the movable guide, that abuts the first tape, and that performs static electricity elimination of an electric charge of the charged first tape.

Abstract: A Self-Service Terminal (SST) that provides valuable media deposit features is enhanced with an apparatus fastened to an outside surface of the SST. The apparatus is adapted to receive an externally provided valuable media cassette and connect/interface a port of the cassette to an unload infeed port. A transaction interface is enhanced to identify the cassette as a source device for obtaining valuable media during a deposit transaction. The SST feeds the valuable media from the externally connected cassette through media validation and transport modules of the SST into cassettes of a safe and the SST returns rejected media for the deposit transaction back through the modules to return rejected media to the externally interfaced cassette.

Abstract: Various aspects disclosed herein are directed to different systems and methods for providing a universal, adjustable printer bezel assembly which is compatible for use with a plurality of different types of ticket printer devices from different ticket printer manufacturers.

Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus includes a distinguishing unit that distinguishes respective paper sheets input, a first storage mechanism that temporarily stores the respective paper sheets distinguished, a plurality of second storage mechanisms that are provided for each type of paper sheet and store the corresponding paper sheet, a determination unit that determines a conveyance order of conveying the respective paper sheets from the first storage mechanism to any of the second storage mechanisms on a basis of a result of distinguishing, and a drive control unit that controls activation and stop of respective drive apparatuses that, on a basis of the conveyance order, drive each of the plurality of second storage mechanisms to store the respective paper sheets in the corresponding second storage mechanism.

Abstract: A medium processing device includes a first, second and third conveyance path, a classification section, a first, second and third switching unit, a first, second and third storage box and a controller. Each of the first, second and third conveyance paths has two ends. One end of the first conveyance path is connected to one end of the third conveyance path. One end of the second conveyance path is connected to the other end of the third conveyance path at a second side of the classification section opposite to the first side. The other end of the first conveyance path is connected to the other end of the second conveyance path. The controller controls the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path so that the first and second conveyance paths are driven independently from each other.

Abstract: A Self-Service Terminal (SST) that provides valuable media deposit features is enhanced with an apparatus fastened to an outside surface of the SST. The apparatus is adapted to receive an externally provided valuable media cassette and connect/interface a port of the cassette to an unload infeed port. A transaction interface is enhanced to identify the cassette as a source device for obtaining valuable media during a deposit transaction. The SST feeds the valuable media from the externally connected cassette through media validation and transport modules of the SST into cassettes of a safe and the SST returns rejected media for the deposit transaction back through the modules to return rejected media to the externally interfaced cassette.

Abstract: A housing facilitates a service operation for a transaction device. The housing is communicatively coupled to a housing control computing system. The housing includes a user interface comprising a first input/output (I/O) device that is communicatively coupled to the housing control computing system. The housing includes a transfer cassette interface structured to receive a transfer cassette that is structured to retrievably store banknotes. The housing also includes a media aperture interface structured to couple to a media aperture of the transaction device. The media aperture interface is coupled to a first sensor structured to detect a parameter of the service operation. The media aperture interface is also coupled to a transfer arm structured to facilitate transferring banknotes to and from the media aperture. The housing also includes a transport apparatus that facilitates transporting banknotes to and from the transfer cassette via the transfer cassette interface and/or the media aperture interface.

Abstract: An open banknote system comprises a first banknote path plate and a second banknote path plate coupled to a frame, wherein the first banknote path plate and the second banknote path plate are disposed a distance apart, a banknote path disposed in a space between the first banknote path plate and the second banknote path plate, wherein each of a first side and a second side of the banknote path open to an area wider than a central portion of the banknote path, and a plurality of rollers each coupled to one of the first banknote path plate and the second banknote path plate, wherein each one of the plurality of rollers forms a banknote pinch point with another one of the plurality of rollers.

Abstract: An apparatus and a corresponding method for counting value-document bundles, which contain respectively several value documents, in particular bank notes, combined to a bundle by a bundling element, such as a band, having an image-capturing device, which is configured to capture at least one image of the value-document bundles including bundling elements, and an evaluation device, which is configured to identify the bundling elements in the captured image and to establish their number.

Abstract: A Self-Service Terminal (SST) that provides valuable media deposit features is enhanced with an apparatus fastened to an outside surface of the SST. The apparatus is adapted to receive an externally provided valuable media cassette and connect/interface a port of the cassette to an unload infeed port. A transaction interface is enhanced to identify the cassette as a source device for obtaining valuable media during a deposit transaction. The SST feeds the valuable media from the externally connected cassette through media validation and transport modules of the SST into cassettes of a safe and the SST returns rejected media for the deposit transaction back through the modules to return rejected media to the externally interfaced cassette.

Abstract: A coin dispenser dispenses coins having plural coin diameters ranging from a smallest coin diameter to a largest coin diameter. The coin dispenser comprises: a plurality of coin tubes, each coin tube being configured to hold a stack of coins having a same coin diameter, a base plate arranged under the coin tubes, the base plate forming support area's for supporting the stacks of coins held by the coin tubes, the base plate having dispensing edges each forming an edge of the base plate, each dispensing edge associated with a respective coin tube and being spaced apart, in a respective dispensing direction, from the support area of that coin tube, and a plurality of actuators, each actuator associated with a respective coin tube and configured to push the coin at the lowest position in the respective stack of coins held by the coin tube in the respective dispensing direction from the support area to an over the respective dispensing edge.

Abstract: Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be implemented, in whole or in part, using one or more computing devices to facilitate and/or support one or more operations and/or techniques for instant bank account crediting via a bill-validating depositing system, such as a smart safe, for example.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to avoid as much as possible a state where recognition results with respect to the same paper sheet become different. Provided is a paper sheet identification system including a first paper sheet identification device and a second paper sheet identification device. The second paper sheet identification device includes a second identification unit that identifies the authenticity of paper sheets based on a second set value, and a first acquisition unit that acquires previous process data.

Abstract: A pedestal system including a pedestal is described. The pedestal includes a base, an access door, and a button deck. The access door is rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a first open position and a first closed position wherein the access door is configured to allow access to an interior portion of the pedestal. The button deck includes one or more of a display and a button panel including one or more buttons. The button deck is rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a second open position and a second closed position wherein the button deck is configured to allow access to the interior portion of the pedestal when the button deck is in the second open position.

Abstract: An open banknote system comprises a first banknote path plate and a second banknote path plate coupled to a frame, wherein the first banknote path plate and the second banknote path plate are disposed a distance apart, a banknote path disposed in a space between the first banknote path plate and the second banknote path plate, wherein each of a first side and a second side of the banknote path open to an area wider than a central portion of the banknote path, and a plurality of rollers each coupled to one of the first banknote path plate and the second banknote path plate, wherein each one of the plurality of rollers forms a banknote pinch point with another one of the plurality of rollers.

Abstract: A method includes enabling a manufacturing mode at least partially based on a first signal provided via one of a number of reserved pins of an interface connector. The method can further include providing, in response to enabling the manufacturing mode, a second signal to a memory component coupled to the interface connector via a number of other pins of the interface connector.

Abstract: A game-agnostic event detector can be used to automatically identify game events. Game-specific configuration data can be used to specify types of pre-processing to be performed on media for a game session, as well as types of detectors to be used to detect events for the game. Event data for detected events can be written to an event log in a form that is both human- and process-readable. The event data can be used for various purposes, such as to generate highlight videos or provide player performance feedback. The event data may be determined based upon output from detectors such as optical character recognition (OCR) engines, and the regions may be upscaled and binarized before OCR processing.

Abstract: Illustrated herein are systems and methods of transferring physical currency into electronic credit that becomes electronically available. One method includes remotely and quickly depositing non-negotiable instruments, such as cash, by communicating information, such as an image of the currency, about the instrument to a depositor. An exemplary system includes computing devices and a capture module with a retrieval engine, a transmission engine, an inspection engine, and a conferral engine. The capture module receives information about a non-negotiable instrument, and an inspection engine analyzes the information to confirm if the unit of currency is authentic.

Abstract: A firearm suppressor includes a muzzle mount; blast, intermediate and distal baffle cups; a distal end cap; and a shroud. The muzzle mount, baffle cups, and end cap thread together at threaded interfaces. Each baffle cup has an externally threaded proximal segment threadably received in the proximally adjacent component. The distal baffle cup has an externally threaded distal segment received in the end cap. The components are shaped and arranged to form sealed interfaces upstream of the threaded interfaces along the flow path of gas through the suppressor. The baffle cups include baffle walls defining chambers sized and arranged to limit first round pop. The baffle walls define vent passages extending along axes oriented at skew angles with respect to the axes of the baffle cups. A distal baffle cup includes an annular recess for reducing the weight of the suppressor adjacent the distal end.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for a remittance system that pre-populates remittance data based on historical usage of remittance transactions. One example system includes operations to generate, using a predictive model, data indicating a predicted likelihood of a user selecting at least one data exchange transaction, wherein the data indicates the predicted likelihood of the user performing the at least one data exchange transaction. A request is received to access a remittance page. In response, the at least one data exchange transaction that was previously generated is selected from a repository of predicted likelihoods. Remittance data associated with a UI element is generated that includes the at least one data exchange transaction. The remittance data is transmitted to the device. An indication from the device is received for interacting with the UI element. The data exchange transaction is executed in response to receiving the indication.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine that includes a cabinet, a display, and a hinge assembly coupled therebetween. The hinge assembly includes a first bracket coupled to the cabinet, a second bracket coupled to the display, a first link pair extending from the first bracket, and a second link pair extending from the first bracket. A third link pair is coupled to the first link pair, is coupled to the second link pair, and is coupled to the second bracket. A fourth link pair is extending from the second bracket, and is coupled to the second link pair. The link pairs are coupled to each other and to the brackets at pivot points. The hinge assembly is expandable and retractable between a retracted or expanded position, and is configured to swing the display from a lowered to a raised position as the hinge assembly is expanded.

Abstract: An autonomous cash box for use in a payment terminal comprises an enclosure and a top portion mounted to the enclosure. The top portion has a displaceable lid. An electric motor and a control unit are mounted within the enclosure. The control unit is configured to activate the electric motor to selectively displace the lid to open or close the top portion of the autonomous cash box. A payment terminal receives the autonomous cash. Commands to open or close the lid may be sent from a wireless transmitter in the payment terminal and received at a wireless receiver of the autonomous cash box.

Abstract: A method is described for detecting a security thread in a value document, in which magnetic data are employed for sites on the value document, said magnetic data representing a magnetic property of the value document at the site, check sites on the value document are determined employing the sites, and from the check sites, a straight line is specified, along or on which at least some of the check sites lie and which represents a location of the security thread.

Abstract: Detection of surface irregularities in coins. Three-dimensional topographic data of at least one surface of a coin, having at least one feature, is acquired and used to determine characteristics of the coin features, based on vector components of normal vectors at various points on the surface of the coin. The feature characteristics are then compared to reference feature characteristics. Based on this comparison, an irregularity indication is provided if differences between the feature characteristics and the reference characteristics are found.

Abstract: Methods and systems integrate digital fingerprint authentication-based identification and location tracking into a single, continuous process in which an authentication-integrated tracking system is simultaneously aware of both the identity and location of each physical object at all times as they move along a conveyance system. Insertion or removal of an object is quickly detected and reported. Rapid reestablishment and continuation of authentication-integrated tracking is enabled in the event of any temporary interruption or failure of tracking in the system. An exemplary system comprises plural tracking units networked together, each tracking unit including a camera or scanner to observe a corresponding field of view, the tracking units arrange to realize a continuous field of view of a physical conveyance system.

Abstract: Methods and systems for image binarization using mean restrain are disclosed. A method includes: obtaining, by a computing device, a grayscale image; generating, by the computing device, a histogram from the grayscale image; determining, by the computing device, a foreground mean value and a background mean value for each pixel value in the histogram; determining, by the computing device, a binarization threshold using the foreground mean values and the background mean values; and generating, by the computing device, a binarized image using the grayscale image and the binarization threshold.

Abstract: An upper-side conveyance guide of a temporary holding section is provided with an upper-side movable guide that capable of moving in coordination with the drum diameter of a drum so as to be interposed between the upper-side conveyance guide and the drum at all times. The upper-side movable guide guides a banknote that is being conveyed gripped only at the center by a banknote conveying portion of a main tape, between the upper-side conveyance guide and the drum. Folding of the banknote is accordingly suppressed by the upper-side movable guide, enabling the banknote to be guided to a gap between the upper-side conveyance guide and a lower-side conveyance guide without catching on a rear face of the upper-side conveyance guide or the like. Accordingly, the banknote can be prevented from contacting portions that should not be contacted and causing conveyance issues as a result.

Abstract: A banknote validator having a housing, a validation sensor; and a banknote drive mechanism. The banknote drive mechanism may be arranged to transport a banknote from an input aperture to a stacking device. The banknote drive mechanism may delimit a first banknote pathway proximal to an input aperture, and a second banknote pathway proximal to the stacking device. A pivotable security gate arrangement may be included that is resiliently biased to project into the second banknote pathway.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shutter assembly for a self-service terminal. The shutter assembly may comprise a track assembly, a shutter door, and a motor. The shutter door may be installed within the track assembly. The motor may be operative to move the shutter door between a first position and a second position and the first position and a third position. The second position may be located opposite the third position.

Abstract: Methods and system for transferring funds supports funds transfers from a source account to a cash access file which can be accessed virtually twenty-four hours a day by both customers and non-customers. Cash may be transferred across international borders and dispensed in a currency different than that of the sender's source account and is made available to a recipient virtually as soon as the requested transfer is approved and confirmed by the sender. A subset of payees that is uniquely associated with the sender and includes a payee and a destination account for the payee is presented in a payee list database. Thereafter, a payee list is displayed for the sender at a terminal in response to entry of a request by the sender for a transfer of funds, and upon selection by the sender of a payee from the payee list and entry of a requested transfer amount, the requested amount is transferred e.g.

Abstract: A money handling apparatus (for example, money depositing and dispensing machine 100) includes a state detector 107 configured to detect a state of another money handling apparatus (for example, money change machine 200) to which the storage cassette (for example, banknote storage cassette 300) has previously been mounted or a state of the storage cassette itself and a determiner 108 configured to determine whether a counter (for example, recognizer 132) counts the money taken out from the storage cassette, based on the state detected by the state detector.

Abstract: A projector includes a casing, an optical engine module and a heat dissipation module. The optical engine module disposed in the casing includes a light source, a light valve and a projection lens. The heat dissipation module disposed in the casing includes at least two heat pipes and a heat dissipation fin set. The heat dissipation fin set includes at least a heat dissipation fin and at least a turbulent structure. The heat dissipation fin has a surface including a heat pipe arrangement region and a turbulent region adjacent to each other. The at least one heat pipe passes through the heat pipe arrangement region, and an air flowing section is formed near the at least one heat pipe. The turbulent region has a turbulent section corresponding to the air flowing section, and the turbulent structure is disposed in the turbulent region and extends continuously in the turbulent section.

Abstract: A paper sheet accommodation apparatus includes: a supply reel which supplies a wound band-like material; a winding drum around which a paper sheet is wound together with the band-like material supplied from the supply reel; a taking in and out section through which the paper sheet is taken in and out; and a rotating shaft that is disposed in the taking in and out section, is rotatably provided with a pulley that supports the band-like material, and has a transport roller fixed thereto, which transports the paper sheet.

Abstract: A cash management system utilizes a cloud computing model wherein a cloud of one or more servers may be locally networked or may be geographically dispersed and accessed by the client device over the Internet. The client device is a cash management safe. More than one safe may be employed in a system. Metrics, control functions, and interactions normally handled by an autonomous safe are shunted directly to a cloud server on the network. Usage data, currency validations, coin validations, security entries, etc. are communicated to the cloud server. The cloud server(s), based on database information and software settings, can transmit configuration, updates and information to remote safes. The information transmitted may include user configuration, access rules, currency configuration, alert configuration, and software and firmware updates. The cloud server based cash management system allows the entire cash management of an enterprise to be provided as a service to that enterprise.

Abstract: A method and a corresponding system for processing value documents, in particular bank notes, include the following steps: inputting value documents into an input pocket and singling the input value documents; capturing one or several properties of the individual value documents; ascertaining an identifier, in particular a serial number, of the value documents with the help of the captured properties of the value documents; storing the ascertained identifier of the value documents; outputting the value documents into at least one output pocket; and checking whether in the at least one output pocket there are located one or several second value documents whose identifier was not ascertained and/or not stored, with the help of the ascertained identifier of one or several first value documents output to the output pocket. The invention enables in an easy and time-saving manner a reliable processing of value documents, in particular a reliable accounting of deposits.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein include a pocket to receive tendered notes and to dispense notes from a terminal, such as an automated teller machine. The pocket may include a shutter, a lifter opposite the shutter, a pusher plate between and perpendicular to the shutter and lifter, and a ceiling clamp. The pocket also includes a controller causes the terminal to perform actions when dispensing notes including moving the ceiling clamp to an open position and providing an output triggering dispensing of notes into the pocket. The actions further include moving the ceiling clamp to a closed position, moving the pusher plate to bias notes present within the pocket against the ceiling clamp and raising the lifter from a lower position to an upper position thereby lifting notes present between the pusher plate and the ceiling clamp. The shutter is then opened to expose and dispense the notes.

Abstract: A paper sheet handling machine (for example, banknote handling machine (10)) includes: a recognition unit (18) configured to recognize a paper sheet transported by a transport unit (16); a storage unit (for example, banknote storages (30) or banknote storage cassette (40)) configured to store the paper sheet recognized by the recognition unit (18); a memory unit (54) configured to store a maximum capacity for paper sheets in the storage unit; and a maximum capacity change unit (58) configured to change the maximum capacity stored in the memory unit (54), on the basis of information about a kind of the paper sheet recognized by the recognition unit (18).

Abstract: A self-checkout system comprises a cabinet housing, the cabinet including a ventilated region; a point of sale (POS) station at the cabinet housing, the POS station including heat-generating components, the ventilated region of the cabinet housing removing heat generated from the POS components from the cabinet housing; and an air flow system at an interior of the cabinet housing that outputs air through the ventilated region.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing images of a document is disclosed. The method includes: capturing an image of at least part of a document by a camera of an electronic device, the document having one or more data fields; determining, by the electronic device, one or more data entry items from analyzing the one or more data fields in the image; and displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a live view image of the document with annotation overlays on the live view image, each annotation overlay containing a respective one of the one or more data entry items and being displayed in association with its respective data field in the live view image.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing images of a document is disclosed. The method includes: capturing an image of at least part of a document by a camera of an electronic device, the document having one or more data fields; determining, by the electronic device, one or more data entry items from analyzing the one or more data fields in the image; and displaying, on a display of the electronic device, aim a preview of the document including annotation overlays on the preview, each annotation overlay containing a respective one of the one or more data entry items and being displayed in association with its respective data field in the preview.

Abstract: A banknote storing device (for example, a storing and feeding unit (20)), includes a plurality of banknote storing mechanism (24, 26) arranged inside a casing (20a) side by side along a depth direction of the casing (20a). When viewed in a predetermined direction that is a direction orthogonal to the depth direction of the casing (20a) and also orthogonal to an axis direction of rotating members (for example, drums (24a, 26a)), at least one of the rotating members is arranged at a position at which the rotating member does not overlap with any of winding member accommodating units (for example, reels (25a, 25b, 27a, 27b)).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for providing a buy option to social networking communications. The method includes communicating with a social networking site that posts text, images and/or videos from posting entities to receiving entities. The posting can have data that points to a product database. The data is processed to determine whether there is a sale-related intent with the posting. The data is used to access a database of products for sale from a merchant. When the sale-related intent applies, the system transmits the posting through the social networking site with a buy button associated with the transmission such that a recipient can easily purchase a product.

Abstract: A medium processing apparatus includes a receiving and dispensing port, a discriminating unit, a temporary storage, a reject cassette in which an abnormal medium temporarily stored in the temporary storage and a carried abnormal medium among media being withdrawn are collected and stored, a plurality of recycling cassettes configured to store media to be withdrawn, a first driving unit configured to drive a carrying path between an outlet of the discriminating unit and each of the receiving and dispensing port and the temporary storage, a second driving unit configured to drive a carrying path between an inlet of the discriminating unit and an inlet of the reject cassette and be a belt-roller type, and a third driving unit configured to drive a carrying path between the inlet of the reject cassette and each of inlets of the plurality of recycling cassettes and be a belt-guide type.

Abstract: The object is to avoid degradation of magnetic detection precision arising due to magnetization of transport rollers used for transporting a paper sheet. A paper sheet magnetic detection apparatus that detects a magnetic material in the paper sheet by using a magnetic sensor includes a transport path that transports paper sheets one by one; at least one magnet that is used in the detection of the magnetic material by the magnetic sensor; and a plurality of transport rollers that are arranged near the magnetic sensor and that transport the paper sheet in the transport path. Outer peripheral surfaces of the plurality of transport rollers that face the transport path are made of a non-magnetic material.

Abstract: In a paper sheet handling apparatus, communication part or parts (29) are arranged in a bottom part of an upper assembly (12) and communication part or parts (42) are arranged in an upper part of a lower assembly (14) for exchanging banknotes between the upper assembly (12) and the lower assembly (14). The number of the communication part or parts (29) of the upper assembly (12) and the number of the communication part or parts (42) of the lower assembly (14) are same. The position or positions of the communication part or parts (29) of the upper assembly (12) and the position or positions of the communication part or parts (42) of the lower assembly (14) match when the upper assembly (12) or the lower assembly (14) is reversed.

Abstract: A money handling system includes: a cash settlement apparatus configured to, in a case where change is to be paid to the customer, execute either a process of dispensing the change or a process of issuing a change ticket including information on an amount of the change; a change handling apparatus configured to, obtain the information included in the change ticket and specify an amount of the not-yet-dispensed change; and a cash management apparatus connected to the cash settlement apparatus and the change handling apparatus, and configured to manage information regarding the change ticket of the not-yet-dispensed change. The change that has not been dispensed from the cash settlement apparatus can be dispensed from the change handling apparatus by using the change ticket.

Abstract: A banknote handling apparatus (banknote depositing/dispensing apparatus 1) includes a transport unit (41), a storage unit (3), an upper housing (111) configured to house the transport unit, and a lower housing (protective housing 131) configured to house the storage unit. The upper housing has an opening (1111) which is formed through a surface thereof on one side in a horizontal direction, and the transport unit is configured to be drawn out of the upper housing toward the one side in the horizontal direction through the opening. The lower housing has an opening (1311) which is formed through a surface thereof on the other side in the horizontal direction, and is configured to be drawn out of the lower housing toward the other side in the horizontal direction through the opening.