A valuable medium handling apparatus configured to handle a plurality of types of valuable media. The valuable medium handling apparatus includes an inlet configured to deposit the plurality of types of valuable media, a setting unit configured to set the types of the valuable media being handled by the apparatus as a first type or a second type, a determination unit configured to determine whether a type of each of the valuable media deposited in the inlet is the first type or the second type based on the setting result of the setting unit and determine whether the valuable medium determined as the first type is a genuine medium or a counterfeit medium, and a plurality of stackers configured to stack the valuable medium of the type determined by the determination unit, the plurality of stackers including a first stacker and a second stacker.

A valuable medium handling apparatus configured to handle a plurality of types of valuable media. The valuable medium handling apparatus includes an inlet configured to deposit the plurality of types of valuable media, a setting unit configured to set the types of the valuable media being handled by the apparatus as a first type or a second type, a determination unit configured to determine whether a type of each of the valuable media deposited in the inlet is the first type or the second type based on the setting result of the setting unit and determine whether the valuable medium determined as the first type is a genuine medium or a counterfeit medium, and a plurality of stackers configured to stack the valuable medium of the type determined by the determination unit, the plurality of stackers including a first stacker and a second stacker.

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.

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.

A method is disclosed which is performed by at least one first apparatus. In the method, information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking is obtained. It is determined whether or not the franking is a counterfeit franking and/or a reused franking based on the obtained information or based on the obtained information and based on reference information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking. The at least one characteristic includes at least one of a physical characteristic of the franking, a visual characteristic of an image provided on the franking, and/or a characteristic based on at least one material of the franking.

A sheet handling apparatus includes a transport path that includes a first path, a second path, and a curved portion connecting the first path and the second path, the transport path circularly transports a sheet along the transport path in a forward direction or a backward direction. The sheet handling apparatus further includes a rolling body that is disposed at the curved portion and rotates clockwise and counterclockwise, and a plurality of rollers that are opposed to the rolling body and sandwich the sheet between each of the plurality of rollers and the rolling body along the curved portion of the transport path. The rolling body transports the sheet in the forward direction by rotating clockwise and transports the sheet in the backward direction by rotating counterclockwise.

A cash handling machine comprising: a cash handling mechanism for receiving physical articles including cash, sensing equipment for sensing the articles, processing equipment processors, and memory storing code arranged to run on the processing equipment. The code comprises multiple neural networks arranged in a series ordered from first to last, each trained to classify which of a respective set of classes the articles belong to based on the sensed data. The set of classes of each respective neural network comprises a different respective subset of one or more respective recognized classes classifying a respective one or more types of cash recognised by the respective neural network, and further comprising an unrecognized class into which all other articles other than the respective recognized types are classified. For each article, the code starts with the first neural network in the series, using each network in turn to try to recognize the article.

The present invention is related to a manufacturing method of an optical feature for documental security which includes multiple latent images whose visualization depend on the mode the feature is observed. The method comprises the steps of defining the different regions present on the inner surface of a first confinement structure; inducing different alignment directions on the defined regions; defining a second alignment structure wherein the second structure is a polarizer with multiple patterns; placing the liquid crystal between the first and the second structures, and polymerizing the liquid crystal, forming a sheet. The images are visible by means of a polarized light source or a polarizing sheet.

The invention relates to a security pigment, comprising core-shell particles having a core based on an organic addition polymer, a shell based on an organic condensation polymer and a feature substance present in the core in finely dispersed or dissolved form, wherein the addition polymer is a three-dimensionally cross-linked duromer.

Included are a medium insertion port that accepts insertion of a medium from a customer; a determination section that determines whether or not the inserted medium is a counterfeit note; and a notification section that notifies a specific notification target selected from plural notification targets when the determination section has determined the inserted medium to be a counterfeit note.