Systems for item validation and image evaluation are provided. In some examples, a system may receive an instrument and associated data. The instrument may be received and at least one of a bill pay profile and a user profile may be retrieved. The bill pay profile and user profile may each include a plurality of previously processed instruments that have been determined to be valid and/or authentic. The instrument may be compared to the plurality of previously processed instruments to determine whether one or more elements of the instrument being evaluated match one or more corresponding elements of the plurality of previously processed instruments. Matching or non-matching elements may be identified. In some examples, one or more user interfaces may be generated displaying the instruments and including any highlighting or enhancements identifying matching or non-matching elements.

A security document with a first security element, which includes a first item of visually recognizable and in particular machine-readable information, and a second security element, which includes a second item of in particular machine-readable information which can be used to verify the first item of information. A method for the authentication thereof is also described.

A currency note acceptor for accepting currency notes, including: a housing defining a pathway for passage of an inserted currency note from an opening to a storage compartment; a currency note validator for examining and validating currency notes along the pathway; an obstruction operatively associated with the currency note validator, the obstruction being changeable between a first operative state to obstruct entry in and/or out of the storage compartment and a second operative state to allow passage of the currency note along the pathway into the storage compartment; wherein the acceptor is operable to: receive a currency note during a receiving phase; change the obstruction during an accepting phase such that it is in the second operative state following validation of the currency note to allow stowage of the note in the storage compartment; and subsequently change the obstruction such that it is in the first operative state during a subsequent receiving phase for a subsequent currency note.

A currency note acceptor for accepting currency notes, including: a housing defining a pathway for passage of an inserted currency note from an opening to a storage compartment; a currency note validator for examining and validating currency notes along the pathway; an obstruction operatively associated with the currency note validator, the obstruction being changeable between a first operative state to obstruct entry in and/or out of the storage compartment and a second operative state to allow passage of the currency note along the pathway into the storage compartment; wherein the acceptor is operable to: receive a currency note during a receiving phase; change the obstruction during an accepting phase such that it is in the second operative state following validation of the currency note to allow stowage of the note in the storage compartment; and subsequently change the obstruction such that it is in the first operative state during a subsequent receiving phase for a subsequent currency note.

The present disclosure relates to portable devices for detecting substandard or counterfeit materials on-site at ports of entry or other locations where the materials are situated, preferably before acceptance or entry of such materials into the supply chain. In particular, the devices and methods relate to use of a handheld probe capable of applying a temperature change to the surface of a suspect material at a contact area, sensing the material's temperature response at one or more surface locations distinct from the contact area, and comparing the temperature response data to a reference standard, which corresponds to temperature response of a standard or noncounterfeit sample.

An automated machine 1 is provided to comprise a communications device 5 for receiving remotely operable signals emitted from a mobile terminal 10 to produce monetary signals corresponding to money amount data in the remotely operable signals, a bill acceptor 4 for validating bills inserted from the outside to produce the monetary signals when bill acceptor 4 judges the inserted bill to be genuine and for relaying the monetary signals from communications device 5, a control device 8 that has built-in program software to produce drive signals of the amount corresponding to the monetary signals in accordance with the program software when control device 8 receives the monetary signals from bill acceptor 4. In another aspect, communications device 5 may receive the remotely operable signals emitted from mobile terminal 10 to produce the monetary signals corresponding to the money amount data in the remotely operable signals and receive the monetary signals from bill acceptor 4 and send them to control device 8.

An automated machine 1 is provided to comprise a communications device 5 for receiving remotely operable signals emitted from a mobile terminal 10 to produce monetary signals corresponding to money amount data in the remotely operable signals, a bill acceptor 4 for validating bills inserted from the outside to produce the monetary signals when bill acceptor 4 judges the inserted bill to be genuine and for relaying the monetary signals from communications device 5, a control device 8 that has built-in program software to produce drive signals of the amount corresponding to the monetary signals in accordance with the program software when control device 8 receives the monetary signals from bill acceptor 4. In another aspect, communications device 5 may receive the remotely operable signals emitted from mobile terminal 10 to produce the monetary signals corresponding to the money amount data in the remotely operable signals and receive the monetary signals from bill acceptor 4 and send them to control device 8.

The present disclosure describes a method and computerized means for creating dynamically evolving moiré shapes on curved surfaces. The method applies geometrical transformations in order to obtain curvilinear moirés and creates the moirés on curved surfaces by applying mappings from planar space to 3D space. The method relies on the superposition of a base layer with base bands and of a revealing layer with sampling elements. The dimensions of the revealing layer sampling elements such as cylindrical or spherical lenses as well as the distances between the base and revealing layer surfaces are adapted to the space between neighbouring isoparametric lines that define the curved surface. The resulting moiré shapes evolve smoothly on the specified curved surface and show recognizable shapes such as words, letters, numbers, flags, logos, graphic motifs, drawings, clip art, and faces.

An inspection method is provided for checking the integrity of a combination of a security marking and an identification label, the security marking including at least one contrast field having a comparatively high reflectivity in a first and a second wavelength range, and a security field, having different reflection properties in the first wavelength range compared to the second wavelength range, and the identification label having at least one light background around mark components printed with dark color. The inspection method may include capturing possibly averaged gray values of the contrast field and the identification label background, comparing the gray values, and determining whether the gray value of the contrast field of the security marking deviates from the gray value of the background of the identification label by less than a predefined maximum amount.

A method for implementing banknote counting includes: if counterfeit banknote is detected in the banknote counting process, recording the sequence, the denomination, and the quantity of the counterfeit banknote; extracting the counterfeit banknote and calculating the amount of the counterfeit banknote; determining, according to a user identity information, whether a circulation amount of counterfeit currency and number of times of circulation of counterfeit currency having a mapping relationship to the user identity information exist in a preset counterfeit currency circulation database; if existing, updating the circulation amount of counterfeit currency and changing the number of times of circulation of counterfeit currency; and if the updated circulation amount of counterfeit currency is greater than a preset amount threshold and the updated number of times of circulation of counterfeit currency is greater than a preset number of circulation threshold, sending an investigation instruction to the public security department.