EP0612042B1
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Apparatus and method for checking printed matter
Assignee: KBA Notasys SA
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Filing: 1993-08-20
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Granted: 1998-06-17
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Expires: 2013-08-20
Abstract
Abstract Sheets with images are scanned to determine if the images are acceptable. Sheets with unacceptable images are marked with a reject mark. The images may define banknotes, securities, traveler checks, stamps, and so on.
Inventors
- 👤 Christoph Eisenbarth
- 👤 Dennis Mc Ghie
- 👤 Harry Jung
- 👤 Ira Finkelstein
- 👤 Edward Panofsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:45
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/06; G07D7/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
Printed matter checking apparatus comprising a
scanning station (18, 20) for receiving sequentially a
plurality of sheets (10) having printed images (16),
said scanning station (18, 20) generating data (26,
28) descriptive of said images and data processing means
(30) receiving said data for analyzing said data to
determine whether said images meet preselected
criteria, characterised in that each sheet (10) has a
plurality of documents each document being defined by
an image (16) either on one surface or on both surfaces (22, 24)
of the sheet (10), and in that the apparatus comprises a marking
station (32) coupled to said data processing means (30)
receiving sheets sequentially (10) from said scanning
station (18, 20), said marking station (32) marking with
a reject mark any documents defined by at least one
image (16') which said data processing means (30) has
determined does not meet said criteria.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each said
sheet (10) has a top surface (22) with top images (16) and a bottom
surface (24) with bottom images (16), each top image being
registered with a bottom image to define one
document.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said marking
station (32) marks said top image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said images (16)
are arranged in rows on said sheet (10), and said marking
apparatus (32) includes a plurality of printing heads (34),
one printing head for each of said row.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein each of said
printing heads (34) consists of an impact printer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein each of said
printing heads (34) consists of an ink jet printer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
132 words
A printing and checking apparatus comprising a printing device
(12, 14) for printing a plurality of documents on a
sheet (10), each document being defined by an image
(16) either on one surface or on both surfaces (22, 24) of
the sheet (10), scanning means (18, 20) for receiving
said sheet (10) from said printing device (12, 14) and for
generating data (26, 28) descriptive of said images
(16), data processing means (30) for receiving said
data and comparing said data to preselected criteria to
determine if each of said images is acceptable and
marking means (32, 34) for receiving said sheet (10),
and for marking with a reject mark any documents
defined by at least one image (16') which said data
processing means (30) has determined does not meet said
criteria.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said sheet (10) has
a top (22) and a bottom surface (24) and said printing device
prints top (12, 14) and bottom images (16) on said top and bottom
surfaces respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein said scanning
means includes a top (18) and bottom scanner (20) for scanning
said top (22) and bottom (24) surfaces respectively.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein each said top image (16)
is in register which each said bottom image (16) to
define a document, and wherein said marking means (34)
marks said top image (16) of said document when one of
said top and bottom images (16') of said documents are
unacceptable.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said images (16)
are arranged in rows on said sheet (10), and said marking
means (32, 34) includes a plurality of printing heads (34), one
printing head for each of said row.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
105 words
A method of checking images (16) on sheet
comprising the steps of scanning said sheets (10)
sequentially to generate data descriptive of said
images (16), comparing data for each image (16) to
preselected criteria to determine if the image meet the
preselected criteria, characterised in that the sheet
comprises a plurality of documents each of which is
defined by an image (16) either on one surface or both surfaces of
the sheet (10) and in that the method includes the step of
marking with a reject mark any documents
defined by at least one image (16') which has been
determined does not meet preselected criteria.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 12 wherein each document is
defined by a top and bottom image (16) disposed on a top (22)
and bottom (24) surface of said sheet (10), and wherein said
top image of a document is marked with said reject
mark if one of said top and bottom images of said
document is unacceptable.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 12 wherein said sheet (10) has a
top and bottom surface with top and bottom images,
said top and bottom images being scanned during said
scanning step.
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