EP1227446A3 - Procédé et appareil de traitement de documents - Google Patents

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EP1227446A3
EP1227446A3 EP02008595A EP02008595A EP1227446A3 EP 1227446 A3 EP1227446 A3 EP 1227446A3 EP 02008595 A EP02008595 A EP 02008595A EP 02008595 A EP02008595 A EP 02008595A EP 1227446 A3 EP1227446 A3 EP 1227446A3
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Lars R. Stromme
Frank M. Csulits
Bradford T. Graves
William J. Jones
Robert L. Klein
Richard A. Mazur
Douglas U. Mennie
Heinz W. Schreiter
Matthew L. Anderson
Mark C. Munro
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07DHANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D7/00Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07DHANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/20Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices; Data handling
    • G07D11/24Managing the inventory of valuable papers
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07DHANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/50Sorting or counting valuable papers

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Inspection Of Paper Currency And Valuable Securities (AREA)
  • Financial Or Insurance-Related Operations Such As Payment And Settlement (AREA)
  • Separation, Sorting, Adjustment, Or Bending Of Sheets To Be Conveyed (AREA)
EP02008595.7A 1996-05-29 1997-05-28 Procédé et appareil de traitement de documents Expired - Lifetime EP1227446B2 (fr)

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US1856396P 1996-05-29 1996-05-29
US18563P 1996-05-29
US3495497P 1997-01-16 1997-01-16
US34954P 1997-01-16
US3834097P 1997-02-27 1997-02-27
US38340P 1997-02-27
EP97927796A EP0960399B2 (fr) 1996-05-29 1997-05-28 Procede et appareil de traitement de documents

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EP97927796A Division EP0960399B2 (fr) 1996-05-29 1997-05-28 Procede et appareil de traitement de documents

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EP1227446A2 EP1227446A2 (fr) 2002-07-31
EP1227446A3 true EP1227446A3 (fr) 2002-11-27
EP1227446B1 EP1227446B1 (fr) 2007-04-25
EP1227446B2 EP1227446B2 (fr) 2015-11-11

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EP97927796A Expired - Lifetime EP0960399B2 (fr) 1996-05-29 1997-05-28 Procede et appareil de traitement de documents
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EP97927796A Expired - Lifetime EP0960399B2 (fr) 1996-05-29 1997-05-28 Procede et appareil de traitement de documents

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EP (4) EP0952556A3 (fr)
AU (1) AU3216897A (fr)
CA (1) CA2256760C (fr)
DE (2) DE69712105T2 (fr)
WO (1) WO1997045810A1 (fr)

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AU3216897A (en) 1998-01-05
WO1997045810A1 (fr) 1997-12-04
EP0960399B1 (fr) 2002-04-17
CA2256760C (fr) 2009-12-15
DE69737666D1 (de) 2007-06-06
EP1227446B1 (fr) 2007-04-25
DE69712105T2 (de) 2002-08-22
EP0960399A4 (fr) 1999-12-01
EP0952556A3 (fr) 1999-11-03
EP0960399A1 (fr) 1999-12-01
EP1227446A2 (fr) 2002-07-31
EP1227446B2 (fr) 2015-11-11
CA2256760A1 (fr) 1997-12-04
DE69737666T2 (de) 2007-08-16
EP0952556A2 (fr) 1999-10-27
DE69712105D1 (de) 2002-05-23
EP0960399B2 (fr) 2010-03-03
EP1168254A2 (fr) 2002-01-02

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