Patent US4058194A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US4058194A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Multiple document recognition apparatus
Assignee: Coin Acceptors Inc
•
Filing: 1976-05-04
•
Granted: 1977-11-15
•
Expires: 1996-05-04
Abstract
Abstract Recognition apparatus is disclosed for recognizing multiple valued documents and for providing signals indicative of the value of each such document where the number of such signals is provided in a ratio of the value of the document to a base value.
Inventors
- 👤 John B. Riddle
- 👤 Howard Z. Bogert, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 16:47
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/04; G07D7/06; G07D7/12; G07D7/20; G07D7/202
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A multi-document recognition device comprising: a. means for recognizing documents having a base level of value; b. means responsive to said recognizing means for providing a signal indicating that such a base value has been recognized; and c. means for recognizing documents having higher levels of value than said base level including: i. means for stimulating said base value indicating means to provide a signal indicative of the base value; ii. memory means for retaining the information that a higher value document has been recognized, and iii. means for re-stimulating said base value indicating means, after a base value signal is provided, to provide additional base value signals according to the ratio of the value of the higher value document and the base value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A multi-document recognition device comprising: a. means for recognizing documents having a base level of value; b. means responsive to said recognizing means for providing a signal indicating that such a base value has been recognized; and c. means for recognizing documents having higher levels of value than said base level including: i. means for stimulating said base value indicating means to provide a signal indicative of the base value; ii. memory means for retaining the information that a higher value document has been recognized, and iii. means for re-stimulating said base value indicating means, after a base value signal is provided, to provide additional base value signals according to the ratio of the value of the higher value document and the base value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A multiple document recognizing device as in claim 1 wherein said means for recognizing documents having higher levels of value than said base level includes means requiring the absence of recognition of other possible valued documents.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
121 words
A currency recognizing device comprising: a. means for recognizing lowest denomination currency; b. means responsive to said recognizing means for providing a signal indicating that such lowest denomination currency has been recognized, and c. means for recognizing higher values of currency than said lowest denomination of currency, including i. means for stimulation said lowest denomination indicator means to provide a signal indicative of the lowest denomination; ii. memory means for retaining the information that a higher denomination currency has been recognized, and iii. means for re-stimulating said lowest denomination indicating means, after a lowest denomination signal is provided, to provide additional lowest denomination signals according to the ratio of the value of the higher denomination currency and the lowest denomination currency.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
121 words
A currency recognizing device comprising: a. means for recognizing lowest denomination currency; b. means responsive to said recognizing means for providing a signal indicating that such lowest denomination currency has been recognized, and c. means for recognizing higher values of currency than said lowest denomination of currency, including i. means for stimulation said lowest denomination indicator means to provide a signal indicative of the lowest denomination; ii. memory means for retaining the information that a higher denomination currency has been recognized, and iii. means for re-stimulating said lowest denomination indicating means, after a lowest denomination signal is provided, to provide additional lowest denomination signals according to the ratio of the value of the higher denomination currency and the lowest denomination currency.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A currency recognizing device as in claim 3 wherein said means for recognizing lowest denomination currency having higher levels of value than said base level includes means requiring the absence of recognition of other denominations of currency.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A currency recognizing device as in claim 3 including means responsive to each lowest denomination signal for providing coin change equal in value to said lowest denomination currency.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3419724A
Cited
US3937926A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-11-14 | 1981-05-16 | 1981-11-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-11-14 | 1985-05-16 | 1985-11-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-11-14 | 1989-05-16 | 1989-11-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |