Title of Invention

"METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING BANKNOTES ORIGIN"

Abstract A method for verifying the origin of bank notes (BN) from an automatic teller (10) is disclosed. The method is characterized by detecting data characterizing bank notes (BN) to be paid out or already paid out from a sensor device (3; 30) for checking the bank notes (BN) to be paid out or already paid out for authenticity and/or type and/or state, storing the data of the bank notes (BN) to be paid out or already paid out, generating check data for each bank note whose origin is to be verified, by means of the sensor device (3; 30), comparing the check data of the bank note to be verified with the stored data of the paid out bank notes (BN) and ascertaining the paid out bank note (BN) whose stored data have the greatest match to the check data of the bank note to be verified, and verifying the origin of the bank note from the automatic teller (10) if the match exceeds a given measure.
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Field of the Invention
his invention relates to a method for verifying the origin of bank notes from an
automatic teller.
Background of the Invention
It has become increasingly common to pay out bank notes using automatic tellers
in which the payout of bank notes can be initiated for example by means of a mag-
netic strip card or chip card and the input of a personal identification number. The
paid out amount is charged to an account associated with the magnetic strip card
or chip card. Such automatic tellers offer the advantage that the payout of bank
notes is possible round-the-clock since no counter staff whatsoever are required.
The complete absence of counter staff in the payout of bank notes by means of
automatic tellers generally makes it impossible to verify that said bank notes were
output by a certain automatic teller. This is problematic for example when the paid
out bank notes are forgeries.
It is the problem of the present invention to specify a method for verifying the ori-
gin of bank notes from an automatic teller.
Summary of the Invention
This problem is solved according to the invention by a method for verifying the
origin of bank note, in particular forgeries, from an automatic teller, characterized
by detecting data characterizing bank notes to be paid out or already paid out from
a sensor device for checking the bank notes to be paid out or already paid out for
authenticity and/or type and/or state, storing the data of the bank notes to be paid
out or already paid out, generating check data for each bank note whose origin is
to be verified, by means of the sensor device, comparing the check data of the
bank note to be verified with the stored data of the paid out bank notes and ascer-

taining the paid out bank note whose stored data have the greatest match to the
check data of the bank note to be verified, and verifying the origin of the bank
note from the automatic teller if the match exceeds a given measure.
In the inventive method for verifying the origin of bank notes, in particular forger-
ies, from an automatic teller, data characterizing bank notes to be paid out or al-
ready paid out from a sensor device for checking the bank notes to be paid out or
already paid out for aumenticity and/or type and/or state are detected, the data of
the bank notes to be paid out or already paid out are stored, check data are gener-
ated by means of the sensor device for each bank note whose origin is to be veri-
fied, whereby the check data of the bank note to be verified are compared with the
stored data of the paid out bank notes and the paid out bank note is ascertained
whose stored data have the greatest match to the check data of the bank note to be
verified, and the verification of origin for the bank note to be verified from the
automatic teller is regarded as furnished if the match exceeds a given threshold
value.
The inventive method has in particular the advantage that reliable verification can
be furnished for bank notes that they were output by a certain automatic teller.
This is advantageous in particular if said bank note is a forgery, since this can pre-
vent fraud and the circulation of counterfeit money.
Further advantages of the present invention will result from the dependent claims
as well as the following description of embodiments with reference to the accom-
panying drawings.
Brief Description of the Accompanying Drawings
The figures are described as follows:
Figure 1 an automatic teller for paying out bank notes,

Figure 2 a system for verifying the origin of bank notes from an automatic teller,
Figure 3 a first embodiment of a bank note processing machine for verifying the
origin of bank notes from an automatic teller, and
Figure 4 a second embodiment of a bank note processing machine for verifying
the origin of bank notes from an automatic teller.
Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of a schematic structure of an automatic
teller 10 for paying out bank notes.
Detailed Description of the Invention
The automatic teller 10 has an output pocket 1 into which bank notes BN to be
paid out are output to a recipient. The bank notes BN are removed from a con-
tainer 9 by a transport system 2 and can be supplied to a sensor device 3. The sen-
sor device 3 detects features of each single bank note that are relevant for example
for judging the authenticity and/or the type (currency, denomination) and/or the
state, etc., of the bank note. Such features can be detected for example by different
sensors mechanically, acoustically, optically, electrically and/or magnetically.
Known authentication features comprise for example printing inks with special
optical and/or magnetic properties, metallic or magnetic security threads, the use
of brightener-free bank note paper, information contained in an electrical circuit,
etc. The type of bank note is specified e.g. by its size, printed pattern, colors, etc.,
whereas the state of the bank note can be derived for example from the optical ap-
pearance (soiling). The features are detected by the sensor device 3, and corre-
sponding data of the sensor device 3 transferred to a control device 4.
By the control device 4 the data of the detected features are stored in the control
device 4 or a nonvolatile memory 5 associated with the control device 4. The non-
volatile memory 5 can be formed e.g. by an EEPROM or a flash memory, a hard
disk, etc.

For control of the automatic teller 10 by the recipient of the bank notes BN to be
paid out, an input/output device 12 is connected to the control device 4 to permit
for example the selection of certain processing modes, or inform the recipient
about the processing of the payout. The input/output device 12 furthermore has an
identification device 13, for example a reader for a magnetic strip card or chip
card 14. By inputting an individual card 14 and possibly a personal identification
number, the recipient of bank notes BN can identify himself with the automatic
teller 10 and have the amount corresponding to the bank notes BN to be paid out
charged to his account.
The data of each paid out bank note BN are linked with information about the re-
cipient's identity, e.g. by the data having the recipient's account number added
thereto. Further information about the payout operation can also be added, e.g.
date, time, identification number of the automatic teller 10, identification number
of the container 9, etc. Moreover, additional information about the paid out bank
notes BN can be added if it could be generated during processing, e.g. denomina-
tion and/or orientation of the particular bank note BN and/or the serial number of
the particular bank note BN. The information linked with the data of the paid out
bank notes BN is stored in the nonvolatile memory 5 together with the data of the
paid out bank notes BN.
The data of the paid out bank notes BN stored in the nonvolatile memory 5 and the
information linked therewith can be read via an interface 6 which is connected to
the control device 4 or the nonvolatile memory 5, to permit verification of the ori-
gin of the paid out bank notes BN from the automatic teller 10. The interface 6 can
be designed e.g. as a modem, network connection, Internet connection, as a paral-
lel, serial or USB interface, or also as a reading device for an optical or magnetic
memory, etc. It is thus possible to record the data and information of the paid out
bank notes BN e.g. on a storage medium, a portable computer, etc., which a ser-
vice person carries. However, it is also possible for the data to be transferred via

the modem, network connection, Internet connection, etc., to a certain place where
the verification is to be furnished.
Alternatively, the data of the bank notes BN to be paid out can be generated using
a bank note processing machine 11 shown in Figure 3. In this case, the sensor de-
vice 3 of the automatic teller 10 can be omitted, since the data of the bank notes
BN to be paid out are generated and stored by the bank note processing machine
11.
The bank note processing machine 11 has an input pocket 20 for input of the bank
notes BN intended for payouts, which is engaged by a singler 22. The singler 22
grasps one of the bank notes BN to be processed at a time and transfers the single
bank note to a transport system 23 which transports the single bank note through a
sensor device 30. The sensor device 30 has a structure that can correspond to the
structure of the sensor device 3 of the automatic teller 10; in particular it can have
sensors of the same type which detect the features of the bank notes BN, as de-
scribed above for the automatic teller 10, and generate corresponding data for
them which correspond to the data of the sensor device 3 of the automatic teller
10. The data of the bank notes BN are passed on to a control device 40 by which
the data of the detected features are compared with comparative data which permit
the recognition of authentic or forged and/or suspect bank notes, the type of bank
notes, the state of the bank notes, etc. The comparative data and programs required
for operating the bank note processing machine 11 are present in the form of soft-
ware and stored in the control device 40 or a nonvolatile memory 41 associated
with the control device 40. The nonvolatile memory 41 can be formed e.g. by an
EEPROM, a flash memory, a hard disk, etc.
On the basis of the comparison carried out by the control device 40 between the
data of the particular bank note and the comparative data, a gate 24 disposed in the
transport system 23 is driven to deposit the bank note for example in output pock-
ets 25 or 27. It can be provided that the output pocket 23 receives the bank notes
BN that are suitable for output with an automatic teller 10. These are in particular

bank notes that are authentic. Further, the state of the bank notes can also be
judged, so that only bank notes in good condition are provided for payout with an
automatic teller 10 and are deposited in the output pocket 25. All other bank notes,
in particular forgeries and suspect bank notes as well as bank notes in poor condi-
tion, are deposited in the output pocket 27.
For control of the bank note processing machine 10 by a service person, an in-
put/output device 45 is connected to the control device 40 to permit for example
the selection of certain processing modes or inform the service person about the
processing of the bank notes 21.
To permit the desired verification of origin from a certain automatic teller 10 to be
furnished at a later time, the data generated by the sensor device 30 for the bank
notes suitable for a later payout with an automatic teller 10, i.e. the bank notes de-
posited in the output pocket 25, are stored in the nonvolatile memory 41 of the
bank note processing machine 11.
The bank notes deposited in the output pocket 25 are then filled into a container 9
as used for the automatic tellers 10. Since the containers 9 as a rule have a unique
identification, said identification of the container 9 used is linked as information
with the data of the bank notes BN filled into said container 9, and likewise stored
in the nonvolatile memory 41. The identification of the container 9 can be read in
if the identification is present e.g. as a bar code or transponder, but it can also be
entered by means of the input/output device 45. As further information, the date
and/or time of filling of the container 9 and/or the date and/or time of insertion of
the container 9 into an automatic teller 10 and/or the identification of the auto-
matic teller 10 can be linked with the data and stored. The identification of the
automatic teller 10 can also be stored as an alternative to the identification of the
container 9. Furthermore, information on the origin of the bank notes BN can also
be stored. If the bank notes BN are for example from one or more deposits that are
input into the input pocket 20 of the bank note processing machine 11 for the
above-described processing, information about said deposits, e.g. an account num-

ber or the name of the depositor, can be assigned to the particular bank notes BN
and stored, so that their origin can later be traced beyond the automatic teller 10.
For securing and monitoring the operation of filling the container 9 with the bank
notes BN prepared for payouts, it can be provided that the bank note processing
machine 11, in particular the output pockets 25, 27, are monitored. For monitoring
it is possible to use e.g. a camera 46 whose images are stored e.g. together with the
data of the bank notes BN and the information linked therewith in the nonvolatile
memory 41.
Alternatively or additionally, the filling of the container 9 can be secured as shown
in Figure 4. The container 9 is connected here directly to the bank note processing
machine 11 so that the filling of the container 9 is effected automatically without
the intermediary of service persons.
The data of the bank notes BN provided for payouts stored in the nonvolatile
memory 41 as well as the information linked therewith and any images can be read
out via an interface 42, which is connected to the control device 40 or the nonvola-
tile memory 41, to later permit a verification of the origin of the paid out bank
notes from the automatic teller 10 into which the container 9 filled with the bank
notes BN prepared for payouts is inserted. The interface 42 can be designed e.g. as
a modem, network connection, Internet connection, as a parallel, serial or USB
interface, or also as a reading device for an optical or magnetic memory, etc. It is
thus possible to record the data and information of the paid out bank notes BN e.g.
on a storage medium, a portable computer, etc., which a service person carries.
However, it is also possible that the data are transferred via the modem, network
connection, Internet connection, etc., to the central place where the verification is
to be furnished. It is additionally possible to acquire and store, upon payout, in-
formation that is assigned to the automatic teller 10 and/or the container 9 and/or
the bank notes, e.g. the information described above in connection with the auto-
matic teller 10.

Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of a basic structure of a system for veri-
fying the origin of bank notes from an automatic teller.
The system can consist of one or more automatic tellers 10 which are connected
by means of their interfaces 6 via a network 60, e.g. a telephone network, a local
network, the Internet, etc., to a verification device, consisting e.g. of a computer
51 with an interface 50, located at a certain place. One or more bank note process-
ing machines 11 can be attached to the computer 51 via the network 60 and/or di-
rectly.
If a recipient claims to have obtained a bank note BN, in particular a forgery, from
one of the automatic tellers 10, check data are generated for said bank note BN.
For this purpose one of the automatic tellers 10 can be used, in particular the auto-
matic teller 10 from which the forgery is supposed to come according to the re-
cipient. For the forgery, data are then generated in the above-described way by the
sensor device 3 of the automatic teller, to be used as check data. Alternatively, the
check data are generated by the sensor device 30 of the bank note processing ma-
chine 11 which has a structure corresponding to the structure of the sensor device
that was used for generating the stored data of the output bank notes BN. For con-
sideration of deviations produced by fluctuations during processing, the forgeries
can be processed several times. The check data are generated from the thereby
generated data e.g. by averaging.
The generated check data are compared with the data of the paid out bank notes
stored in the nonvolatile memories 5, 41. This comparison can be carried out by
the control device 4, 40. The comparison can also be carried out by the computer
51 if the stored data of the paid out bank notes and the check data were already
transmitted to the computer via the network 60. Otherwise the computer can re-
trieve the data and check data required for the comparison from the particular
automatic teller 10 and/or the particular bank note processing machine 11, or the
data are transmitted by means of the above-described storage medium.


For the comparison, the check data of the forgery are compared for example by
means of statistical methods with the stored data of the paid out bank notes BN of
the automatic teller 10 from which they are supposed to have been paid out. Those
data of the paid out bank note BN with the greatest match serve to verify mat the
forgery was paid out from the automatic teller 10 if the match exceeds a certain
measure, e.g. overshoots a given threshold value. If me data of the paid out bank
note BN are linked, as described above, with the identity of the recipient to whom
the bank note BN was paid out, e.g. via his account number, it can additionally be
checked whether the bank note BN, i.e. the forgery, was actually paid out to said
recipient. If no sufficient match is determined, the forgery cannot be from the
automatic teller 10, as claimed. If a plurality of paid out bank notes BN are deter-
mined whose stored data have an equally good match to the check data, no clear
statement can be made. In such a case it can only be said that a determination of
origin is not possible for this forgery.
Since it is not always known in what orientation the data of the paid out bank
notes BN were detected, sets of check data are generated for all possible orienta-
tions for the forgeries to be checked. This can be done by processing the forgeries
in all four orientations (front, transport from the left; front, transport from the
right; back, transport from the left; back, transport from the right) by means of the
automatic teller or the bank note processing machine 11 to generate four sets of
check data for the forgery. It is thus ensured that the comparison of the stored data
of the paid out bank notes BN with the check data yields a result independently of
the original orientation of the paid out bank notes BN.
To reduce the effort in generating the check data, it can also be provided to gener-
ate only two sets of check data. One set of check data is obtained e.g. by detecting
the front of the forgery, the other by turning over the forgery and detecting the
back. The two missing sets of check data can in this case be generated by the con-
trol device 4, 40 by the data of the two generated sets of check data being each
evaluated backwards, since this corresponds to sets of check data of the two miss-
ing orientations.

Besides the described embodiment, a multiplicity of variations is possible.
For example, a bank note processing machine 11 is unnecessary for generating
check data if the automatic teller 10 itself is used for generating the check data as
described above. For this purpose a special operating mode can be provided which
permits the service person, authenticating himself e.g. with a special card 14, to
generate the check data.
A further possibility is to omit the computer 51. In this case the control device 4,
40 is used for verifying the origin from a certain automatic teller.
To reduce the effort in checking the data of the paid out bank notes BN, it can be
provided, as described above, to consider only the data of the paid out bank notes
BN of the automatic teller 10 from which the forgery is supposed to have been
paid out. Besides this, further methods can be used, also additionally, to reduce the
effort of the check.
It can thus be provided to consider only the data of the paid out bank notes BN
that were located in a certain container 9. The particular container 9 can be se-
lected e.g. by the date of filling of the container 9 and/or the date of insertion into
the automatic teller 10. If the date and/or time of the alleged payout are also
known, their consideration makes it possible to obtain a further reduction of the
stored data to be checked for the paid out bank notes.
A reduction of effort can also be obtained if the data of the paid out bank notes BN
are linked with the identity of the person to whom the forgery is supposed to have
been paid out. In this case it is only necessary to check those data of the paid out
bank notes BN assignable to the corresponding person.
The effort of checking the origin of a forgery can be reduced further if the addi-
tional data of the paid out bank notes BN, such as denomination and/or orienta-

tion, are used in the check. In this case it is only necessary to compare those data
of the paid out bank notes BN with the check data in which denomination and/or
orientation match.
If information about the orientation of the paid out bank notes BN is used, it is
sufficient when detecting the forgery for generating the check data to detect the
latter only in the known original orientation of the paid out bank note BN. This is
also always given when the bank notes BN to be paid out are inserted into the con-
tainers 9 or the automatic tellers 10 in a certain, given orientation.
A further possibility for reducing the effort in checking the origin of a forgery can
be obtained if the serial numbers of the paid out bank notes BN are determined
and stored. In this case it is only necessary to look specifically for data with this
serial number to carry out the check.
A further reduction of the effort for verifying origin is also obtained in the case
that the check data of the sensor device 3, 30 from the forgery are recognized by
the control device 4, 40 as data of a forgery. In this case the forgery would already
have been recognized as a forgery upon payout by the automatic teller 10 or upon
filling of the container 9 with the help of the bank note processing machine 11. For
this reason a check with the stored data of the paid out bank notes can be omitted
for such a forgery which is already recognized as a forgery upon generation of the
check data. This results from the fact that same-type sensors and evaluation soft-
ware are used in the control devices and recognized forgeries are not paid out or
filled into a container 9, so that the existing forgery recognized upon generation of
the check data cannot have been output by the automatic teller 10.
Conversely, it is also possible to reduce the effort for verifying origin by examin-
ing the stored data of the paid out bank notes BN for the existence of a forgery for
which a verification is to be furnished. For this purpose, forgery data are generated
for the existing forgery, e.g. from the check data, and the greatest deviations from

the comparative data of the corresponding authentic bank note are determined.
Such forgery data are normally generated to be able to recognize new forgeries
that have appeared. If the forgery data are compared with the stored data of the
paid out bank notes and no stored data of paid out bank notes are determined that
contain the characteristic deviations of the forgery data, it can be assumed with
very high certainty that the forgery is not from the automatic teller 10. If stored
data from one or more output bank notes are found that have the deviations or
similar deviations, the forgery can be from the automatic teller 10. For the final
check, the stored data having the characteristic deviations are compared with the
check data, as described above, to verify the origin from the automatic teller 10.
The suitability of the data characterizing the bank notes BN to be paid out or al-
ready paid out and described above in connection with the sensor device 3, 30 de-
pends greatly on whether they are obtained from features of the bank notes BN
that are particularly characteristic of single bank notes BN.
It is particularly suitable in this connection to use firstly the above-mentioned se-
rial number. In addition to the actual serial number, which can be obtained e.g. by
means of an evaluation program (OCR program) from the data of the sensor de-
vice, the image of the serial number resulting from the data of the sensor device is
also particularly characteristic, since the serial number is applied to the bank note
as a rule in a separate printing operation. There can thus be e.g. fluctuations of the
position of the serial numbers, of the printing density of the serial numbers, etc.,
on single bank notes.
It is likewise suitable to use e.g. the position of a security thread of bank notes,
since the security thread is incorporated into the bank notes not at a certain posi-
tion but within a certain area. The exact position of the security thread is thus par-
ticularly characteristic of a certain bank note. If the security thread furthermore
has a magnetic coding, this can be considered additionally or instead of the posi-
tion of the security thread. The magnetic coding has continuous patterns character-
istic of certain currencies and denominations. This continuous pattern does not

always have the same starting point within the security thread, so that the magnetic
coding can be used for characterizing a certain bank note if e.g. the starting point
of the continuous pattern in the security thread is determined.
Unlike the view in Figure 1, the automatic teller 10 can have more than one con-
tainer 9. The individual containers then each contain e.g. only bank notes of a cer-
tain denomination of a currency.
As a further deviation it can be provided that the automatic teller 10 shown in Fig-
ure 1 also permits the deposit of bank notes besides the payout of bank notes.

WE CLAIM:
1. A method for verifying the origin of bank notes (BN), from an automatic
teller (10), comprising:
detecting data characterizing bank notes (BN) to be paid out or already paid
out using a sensor device (3; 30) for checking the bank notes (BN) to be paid out
or already paid out for authenticity and/or type and/or state,
storing the data of the bank notes (BN) to be paid out or already paid out,
generating check data for each bank note whose origin is to be verified, by
means of the sensor device (3; 30),
comparing the check data of the bank note to be verified with the stored data
of the paid out bank notes (BN) and ascertaining which data of a paid out bank
note (BN) has the greatest match with the check data of the bank note to be
verified, and
verifying the bank note to be previously paid out from the automatic teller
(10) if the match between the data of the paid out bank note and the check data of
the received bank note exceeds a given measure.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data of the paid out bank
notes (BN) are detected and stored by the automatic teller (10) during payout.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data of the paid out bank
notes (BN) are detected and stored by a bank note processing machine (11) before
the filling of the automatic teller (10) with the bank notes to be paid out.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the check data of the bank note to
be verified are generated by the automatic teller (10).
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the check data of the bank note to
be verified are generated by a bank note processing machine (11).


6. The method as claimed in any of claim 1, wherein the data of the bank notes
(BN) are at least one of: transferred to a place and stored (51) and/or generated
(11) at the place and stored (51).
7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the comparison of the check data
of the bank note to be verified with the stored data of the bank notes (BN) is
carried out at the place.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bank note to be verified is
processed in all four orientations for generating check data.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bank note to be verified is
processed in two orientations for generating check data, and check data are
obtained for two further orientations from the check data of the two processed
orientations.
10. The method as claimed in claim 1, characterized by detecting information
characterizing the payout of bank notes (BN), and storing the information.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the information characterizing
the payout of bank notes (BN) comprises an identification of at least one of: the
automatic teller (10) and/or of the cassette (9) and/or of a recipient of the paid out
bank notes (BN).
12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the information characterizing
the payout of bank notes (BN) comprises a time of filling of the cassette (9) with
at least one of: bank notes (BN) to be paid out, filling of the automatic teller with
bank notes (BN) to be paid out, equipping of the automatic teller (10) with the
cassette (9), and the payout of bank notes to a recipient.


13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the information characterizing
the payout of bank notes (BN) comprises a statement about the particular bank
note (BN) to be paid out or already paid out.
14. The method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the information characterizing
the payout of bank notes (BN) is considered upon generation of the check data, in
particular the orientation of the particular bank note (BN).
15. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the information characterizing
the payout of bank notes (BN) is considered upon comparison of the check data
with the stored data of the bank notes (BN).
16. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data characterizing the bank
notes (BN) are checked as to whether the bank note (BN) to be paid out is a for-
gery, and the payout of a bank note (BN) to be paid out recognized as a forgery is
prevented.
17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the origin of a forgery from the
automatic teller (10) is excluded if it is ascertained upon generation of the check
data mat a forgery is present.
18. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein for a forged bank note whose
origin is to be verified, forgery data are generated which have deviations from
comparative data of the corresponding authentic bank note, whereby the forgery
data are compared with the stored data of the paid out bank notes (BN) to deter-
mine the deviation-containing data of the paid out bank notes (BN), and the verifi-
cation of the origin of the forged bank note from the automatic teller (10) is fur-
nished by comparing the determined stored data with the check data.
19. The mediod as claimed in claim 1, wherein for generating the data character-
izing the bank notes (BN), one or more serial numbers of the particular bank note
(BN) are evaluated.

20. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein for generating the data character-
izing the bank notes (BN), a security thread of the particular bank note (BN) is
evaluated.



ABSTRACT


Method For Identifying Banknotes Origin
A method for verifying the origin of bank notes (BN) from an automatic
teller (10) is disclosed. The method is characterized by detecting data characterizing
bank notes (BN) to be paid out or already paid out from a sensor device (3; 30)
for checking the bank notes (BN) to be paid out or already paid out for authenticity
and/or type and/or state, storing the data of the bank notes (BN) to be paid out
or already paid out, generating check data for each bank note whose origin is to be
verified, by means of the sensor device (3; 30), comparing the check data of the
bank note to be verified with the stored data of the paid out bank notes (BN) and
ascertaining the paid out bank note (BN) whose stored data have the greatest
match to the check data of the bank note to be verified, and verifying the origin of
the bank note from the automatic teller (10) if the match exceeds a given measure.

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Patent Number 257752
Indian Patent Application Number 91/KOLNP/2007
PG Journal Number 44/2013
Publication Date 01-Nov-2013
Grant Date 31-Oct-2013
Date of Filing 08-Jan-2007
Name of Patentee GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH
Applicant Address PRINZREGENTENSTRASSE 159, 81677,MUNCHEN, GERMANY
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 RAPF,WOLFGANG STIFSBOGEN 79,81375, MUNCHEN, GERMANY
2 STEIDL,HELMUT RINGSTRASSE 32, 81375,MUNCHEN,
3 STEIN,DIETER ALBRECHT-DURER-RING 74, 83607,HOLZKIRCHEN, GERMANY
4 SU,SHANCHUAN BLUMENWEG 26, 85579,NEUBIBERG, GERMANY
5 SCHMALZ,STEFFEN LEONRODSTRASSE 6, 80634,MUNCHEN, GERMANY
PCT International Classification Number G07D11/00; G07D7/00; G07F19/00
PCT International Application Number PCT/EP2005/007201
PCT International Filing date 2005-07-04
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 102004033092.1 2004-07-08 Germany