A sensor for verifying value documents and designed to determine the luminescence time constant of a value document that is moved past the sensor for verification purposes, and the provision of a velocity correction of the luminescence time constant of the value document in the sensor. The relative movement between the value document and the sensor causes movement effects, resulting in a distortion of the intensity curve from which the luminescence time constant is derived. The luminescence time constant is corrected using a sensor-specific corrective factor ascertained for the velocity of the movement of the value document during the verification process. For this purpose, different sensor-specific corrective factors are used for different examples of sensors that are nominally identical in design and are part of the same sensor production series.
The invention relates to a security foil element (12) for securing valuable objects (10), having a foil carrier (20) and a selection layer (24) applied to at least some portions of the foil carrier. The foil carrier (20) is formed from an extrudable plastic and in its volume is mixed with a machine-readable luminescent marker (22), which is used to emit luminescent radiation having a first wavelength and a second, different, wavelength (32, 34), each in the infrared spectral range. The selection layer (24) is designed to selectively spectrally inhibit the transmission of IR radiation, wherein the inhibiting effect on transmission differs for the first and second wavelengths (32, 34) by at least 10 percentage points.
The invention relates to a device (1) for generating an electrode stack (2) with flat electrode elements (3). The device (1) comprises a stacking wheel (10), which is mounted to rotate about a stacking axis (11), and a plurality of stacking wheel fingers (12), which define respective intermediate spaces (13) for receiving the electrode elements (3), and a wiper unit (20), which is designed to remove the electrode elements (3) one after the other from the respective intermediate spaces (13) through interaction with a rotational movement (14) of the stacking wheel (10) about the stacking wheel axis (11). The device also comprises a receiving unit (30) for successively receiving electrode elements (3) removed from the intermediate spaces (13). The receiving unit (30) comprises a base structure (31), on which the electrodes (3) received into the receiving unit (30) can be stacked, and a delimiting element (32), which forms a stop for the electrode elements (3) received into the receiving unit (3) and which is arranged statically in relation to the stacking wheel axis (11).
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
B65H 31/02 - Pile receivers with stationary end support against which pile accumulates
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SECURITY ELEMENT HAVING A MACHINE-READABLE CODE AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE AUTHENTICITY THEREOF
The invention relates to a security element, preferably in the form of a security strip, security thread or security patch, having a machine-readable coding, which is based on substances absorbent in the infrared spectral range, wherein the machine-readable coding comprises first and second code areas, which are arranged spatially separated from one another. The substances absorbent in the infrared spectral range include at least one first substance, which is not detectable by means of magnetic field measurement, and at least one second substance, which is detectable by means of magnetic field measurement, wherein the at least one first substance is introduced into at least one of the first code areas and the second substance is introduced into at least one of the second code areas. A method is provided for checking the authenticity of such a security element.
G06K 19/06 - Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
A method and a device for stacking flat items in order to form stacks with a predefined number of flat items by means of a stacking wheel has the following steps: a) introducing flat items into compartments of the stacking wheel, b) transporting the flat items in the compartments of the stacking wheel, c) removing the flat items from the compartments of the stacking wheel and forming a stack with the predefined number of flat items, and d) removing the stack with the predefined number of flat items, wherein, after introduction of the predefined number of flat items into the compartments of the stacking wheel, no flat item is introduced into at least one subsequent compartment of the stacking wheel, and repeating steps a) through d).
The invention relates to an optical security element (12) for securing valuable objects, comprising at least two effect regions (14, 16) for generating different optical effects, wherein the effect regions are adjacent to one another along a boundary line (18), and at least one of the two effect regions is formed by a micromirror region with directed reflective micromirrors. According to the invention, the boundary line (18) of the two mentioned effect regions is designed not to have smooth edges, whereby a transition region (20) in the two effect regions (14, 16) is formed along the boundary line, wherein, when being viewed, the optical effect of the first effect region (14) transitions seamlessly into the optical effect of the second effect region (16). The two effect regions can be formed by micromirror regions with directed reflective micromirrors and different micromirror effects. One of the effect regions can be formed by a micromirror region with directed reflective micromirrors and another of the effect regions can be formed by a diffractive relief structure (e.g. a hologram).
Proposed is a security element, preferably in the form of a security stripe, security thread, or a security patch, comprising a machine-readable code and an optically variable security feature, which has a visual appearance that depends on the viewing angle. The machine-readable code is a magnetic encoding, which is produced by printing at least one opaque magnetic printing ink containing magnetic pigments, with the magnetic printing ink being incorporated or applied in at least one defined code region such that the visual appearance of the optically variable security feature is determined at least in part by the at least one incorporated or applied magnetic printing ink. The optically variable security feature comprises a micro-optical micro-lens arrangement, which covers the at least one code region in which the at least one magnetic printing ink has been incorporated or applied.
The invention relates to a security element for objects of value or documents of value (2), which security element has, on a substrate (20), a sub-wavelength grating structure (24) which exhibits a colour produced on the basis of plasmon resonance in a perpendicular plan view (8), wherein a multiplicity of sections (16, 17) which cannot be resolved with the naked eye and in each of which the sub-wavelength grating structure (24) is uniformly formed are formed, wherein the sub-wavelength grating structures (24) between the sections (16, 17) differ in at least one structure parameter influencing light refraction, and the multiplicity of sections which cannot be resolved with the naked eye cover a surface area (6, 32) of the security element (4), wherein the sections (16, 17) in the surface area (6, 32) differ in the at least one structure parameter such that an observer does not perceive any rotational-angle-dependent refraction effect in the surface area (6) covered by the sections (16, 17) when the security element (4) is tilted about at least one tilt axis (10) in a substrate plane.
The invention relates to an optical security element (12) for protecting value items, comprising at least two effect regions (14, 16) for generating different optical effects, wherein the effect regions border one another along a borderline. According to the invention, the effect regions (14, 16) each consist of a plurality of pixel elements (34; 36) and a dithered transition region (20) is formed along the borderline between a first effect region (14) and a second effect region (16), in which transition region the area percentage of the pixel elements (34) of the first effect region (14) reduces from 100% to 0% and the area percentage of the pixel elements (36) of the second effect region (16) increases from 0% to 100%, so that, in the transition region, when viewed, the optical effect of the first effect region transitions smoothly into the optical effect of the second effect region. At least one of the two effect regions can be formed by a micromirror region having directional reflective micromirrors.
The invention relates to a security element having an optically variable security feature and a machine-readable security feature, which are at least partially arranged one above the other, wherein the security element is transparent or translucent in the region of the visible light and the machine-readable security feature forms a code. The machine-readable security feature is a combination of at least two different substances, a first IR substance and a second IR substance, wherein the first IR substance is arranged in a first areal region of the security element and the second IR substance is arranged in a second areal region of the security element, and wherein the first IR substance absorbs in a first IR wavelength region and the second IR substance absorbs in a second IR wavelength region. The invention also relates to a value document which has such a security element.
The invention relates to a security element having a structured layer (8), which has a base area (20) and depressions (12) recessed with respect to the base area or elevations raised with respect to the base area, and a reflector layer (14) arranged on the structured layer (8), wherein the depressions (12) or elevations are designed, in terms of their extents along the base area (20), their vertical extent (t) perpendicular to the base area (20) and their arrangement on the base area (20), as colour-producing nanostructures (10), wherein the structured layer (8) has regions (16, 18; 25a-d) in each of which the vertical extent (t) of the depressions (12) or elevations along a direction (22) varies according to a non-constant function, with the result that a mixed colour is visible in plan view in each of the regions (16, 18; 25a-d).
The invention relates to a mask exposure method comprising the following steps:—the providing of a carrier substrate; the print application of a radiation-crosslinkable washable dye layer to the full area of the carrier substrate;—the exposure of the radiation-crosslinkable washable dye layer in defined regions to radiation by means of a radiation mask, such that the washable dye is cured in the defined regions;—the applying of a metallization over the full area;—the removing of the non-radiation-exposed washable dye outside the defined regions together with the metal present thereon with the aid of a solvent, such that the resultant carrier substrate has cured washable dye with metal applied thereto only in defined regions.
A security element for a value document comprises: a first concealed motif region having a first luminescence layer with at least one first excitation wavelength in the UV-A range; and a second concealed motif region having a second luminescence layer with at least one second excitation wavelength in the UV-A range that is different from the at least one first excitation wavelength.
B42D 25/387 - Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light
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SECURITY ELEMENT FOR A VALUE DOCUMENT, HAVING AN OPTICALLY VARIABLE PRIMARY SURFACE PATTERN AND CONCEALED SECONDARY SURFACE PATTERN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
A security element (1) for a value document, wherein the security element (1) comprises: an optically variable primary surface pattern (2) that has a metal layer (4) with a relief structure (4a); and at least one concealed secondary surface pattern (3) comprising a plurality of elements (6) that perforate the metal layer (4) and at least one luminescence layer (7) that is arranged at least in the region of the secondary surface pattern (3).
A sensor element for checking the authenticity of a flat data carrier, in particular a banknote, with a spin resonance feature, includes a magnetic core with an air gap into which the flat data carrier is insertable for authenticity checking, an element for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, a modulation coil for generating a time-varying magnetic field in the air gap, and a resonator for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be checked and for capturing the signal response of the spin resonance feature. The magnetic core of the sensor element is at least partially formed of an eddy current damping magnetic material.
G01R 33/383 - Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using permanent magnets
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
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PRODUCTION OF PIGMENTS HAVING A DEFINED SIZE AND SHAPE
A method is provided for manufacturing pigments of defined size and shape, and to pigments manufactured accordingly. The method has the steps of: a) producing a three-dimensional surface structure on a substrate, where surface regions are formed each having a gradient extending obliquely to a base level of the surface structure, and are arranged in columns which are offset relative to one another; b) applying a pigment material layer on the surface structure; c) releasing the pigment material layer from the surface structure and producing pigments.
C09C 1/00 - Treatment of specific inorganic materials other than fibrous fillers ; Preparation of carbon black
B81C 1/00 - Manufacture or treatment of devices or systems in or on a substrate
B82B 3/00 - Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures by manipulation of individual atoms or molecules, or limited collections of atoms or molecules as discrete units
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SECURITY ELEMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL FOR TRANSFER, IN GOOD REGISTER, OF SECURITY ELEMENTS TO VALUE DOCUMENTS
A method for manufacturing the security element transfer material, a method for the register-accurate transfer of security elements from the security element transfer material to a value document substrate, and a value document which was equipped with a security element while employing the security element transfer material, wherein the security element transfer material has a temporary carrier material and a plurality of security elements and a plurality of register mark elements which are arranged on a main area of the temporary carrier material and have a layered composite structure. Each register mark element represents a register mark or contains a register mark, and each register mark is assigned to at least one security element. Apart from the security elements and the register mark elements, the temporary carrier material is free from layered composite material.
The invention relates to a sensor for verifying value documents, which has a plurality of fibres that are distributed over the value document and have a characteristic optical or magnetic signal. The sensor has an image capture device for spatially resolved detection of optical or magnetic signals of the value document, which device is designed to capture a value document image of the value document. Furthermore, the sensor has an analysis device which, for the purpose of analysing the value document, is designed to locate the fibres in the value document image and determine at least one local fibre characteristic value for one or more different locations of the value document image in each case and classify the value document as suspected counterfeit on the basis of the local fibre characteristic value. If the value documents are processed automatically, the suspected counterfeit value document can then be automatically rejected.
The invention relates to a sensor (10) and to a method for checking valuable documents (1) which have at least one reflective security element (2) which, in the visible spectral range, has an appearance that depends on a viewing angle. The sensor (10) has: an irradiation device (11) which is designed to irradiate one or more different locations (3, 3') on a valuable document (1) with infrared radiation; a detection device (12) which is designed to detect the infrared radiation reflected from the different locations (3, 3') on the valuable document (1) in each case, the sensor recording a reflectance spectrum from each location; and a checking device (13) which is designed to determine, on the basis of each reflectance spectrum, whether there is a reflective security element having an appearance that depends on the viewing angle at each location in order to determine one or more of the locations (3') at which such a reflective security element (2) is located on the valuable document (1) and to check the valuable document (1) on the basis of the location or locations (3') determined.
G07D 7/00 - Testing 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
OPTICALLY VARIABLE SURFACE PATTERN, VALUE DOCUMENT HAVING OPTICALLY VARIABLE SURFACE PATTERN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICALLY VARIABLE SURFACE PATTERN
The invention relates to an optically variable surface pattern. The surface pattern comprises a first sub-wavelength structure which defines a first surface region and is designed to create at least a first colour impression for the viewer from at least one first viewing perspective. The surface pattern also comprises a translucent, coloured layer which defines a second surface region and is designed to create a second colour impression. The first surface region overlaps at least partly with the second surface region and forms a first overlap region so that the first sub-wavelength structure in the first overlap region is covered by the translucent, coloured layer. The first overlap region is designed to create at least a third colour impression for the viewer from the at least one first viewing perspective. The first sub-wavelength structure has a distance from the translucent, coloured layer in the first overlap region. The invention also relates to a value document having such an optically variable surface pattern and to a method for producing an optically variable surface pattern.
The invention relates to a security element for protecting a value document, comprising a support substrate, a coating which is provided with an optical surface marking, and a heat-sealable adhesive layer which is suitable for adhering the security element to a value document substrate. The invention is characterized in that the surface of the adhesive layer is provided with a coating which can be washed off upon being contacted by a cleaning liquid.
The invention relates to a device and a method for testing flat samples, in particular value documents or semi-finished products used to produce the value documents, comprising an optical sensor module which for optically testing the flat sample captures a measurement signal of the flat sample when the flat sample is located in the target measurement plane or at least approximately in the target measurement plane. A window is arranged between the sensor module and the flat sample at a window distance from the target measurement plane, said window distance being selected to be sufficiently small for the measurement signal of the flat sample in the target measurement plane to be increased by a retroreflection effect of the window. The sensor module is arranged at a module distance from the target measurement plane, said module distance being selected to be sufficiently small for a signal variation of the measurement signal of the flat sample as a function of the measurement distance deviation in the region of the target measurement plane to be reduced by the retroreflection effect of the window compared to a signal variation occurring without the retroreflection effect.
A method is provided for producing a green paper for producing a gas diffusion layer (GDL) for a fuel cell. A use is described of an accordingly produced gas diffusion layer (GDL) in a fuel cell. A first paper web is loaded with metal powder and/or metal fibers, and a microporous layer (MPL) is in the form of at least one coating is applied onto the paper web. The paper web is then subjected to a binder removal process, a sintering process, a coating process, atomic layer deposition (ALD) using thermal ALD methods, and optionally additional process steps in order to obtain the final GDL. After the sintering process, all of the organic components of the green paper are pyrolyzed and thus no longer contained in the GDL, and the GDL consists virtually exclusively of a metal framework.
D21F 11/08 - Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibreboard production, on paper-making machines of the cylinder type paper or board consisting of two or more layers
H01M 8/0258 - Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors characterised by the configuration of channels, e.g. by the flow field of the reactant or coolant
H01M 8/1004 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes characterised by membrane-electrode assemblies [MEA]
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METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY VARIABLE ELEMENTS, AND OPTICALLY VARIABLE ELEMENTS FOR PRODUCING A PRINTING INK AND/OR A SECURITY FEATURE
The invention relates to a method for producing optically variable elements, comprising a pigment production step, in which a plurality of magnetic color pigments (8) are produced in such a way that they are of flat design, have an identical outer contour having a maximum lateral extent d and satisfy the following condition A: 0 < (pj / d)2 < 0.2, where pa is the standard deviation of the distribution of the maximum lateral extent d, and an encapsulation step, in which at least one magnetic color pigment (8) is in each case encapsulated in such a way that there are a plurality of capsules (5) having a solid shell (6) and a liquid core (7), in which the at least one magnetic color pigment (8) floats and is thus magnetically alignable.
A method is provided for producing platelet-shaped pigments, including the steps of: providing a film structure which has a carrier substrate, a water-soluble release layer and a pigment material layer; mechanically disrupting the pigment material layer, which is present in the film structure, at specific locations; soaking the film structure with aqueous solution; subjecting the film structure to a mechanical force so that the pigment material layer is detached from the carrier substrate as a plurality of pigments according to the ruptures present at the specific locations.
The invention relates to a data carrier (10), in particular a value or security document, comprising a plurality of spaced window regions (20A, 20B, 20C) which each have a security feature (24A, 24B, 24C) having an optically variable effect, and comprising intermediate regions (22) without an optically variable appearance, which intermediate regions separate the window regions (20A, 20B, 20C) from one another. According to the invention, different information is displayed in the plurality of window regions (20A, 20B, 20C) and the optically variable security features (24A, 24B, 24C) of the plurality of window regions each produce different dynamic effects (26A, 26B, 26C).
SECURITY ELEMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL FOR TRANSFERRING SECURITY ELEMENTS HAVING A MICRO-OPTICAL AUTHENTICITY FEATURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID SECURITY ELEMENT TRANSFER MATERIAL
The invention relates to security element transfer materials (1) for transferring security elements (4) having a micro-optical authenticity feature to a valuable object (5, 30). The micro-optical authenticity features produce an optical effect by the cooperation of a first micro-optical arrangement (11), which has focusing elements (12, e.g. micro-lenses), with a second micro-optical arrangement (13), which has micro-motif elements (14). The security element transfer material (1) has a temporary carrier (3) in the form of a layered composite material. The temporary carrier is composed of a first temporary carrier substrate (31, 34) and a second temporary carrier substrate (32), which can be undetachably adhesively bonded by means of an adhesive layer (33). The outlines of the security elements to be transferred are cut in (8) or have been pre-cut (8), while the second temporary carrier substrate (32) is not cut, so that the temporary carrier can be removed as a complete carrier layered composite (figures 3i, 4g, 5h). A permant carrier (15) is undetachably joined to the micro-lenses. A transfer adhesive (18) makes possible the adhesion to the final substrate (30) of the valuable object.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
16 - Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials
17 - Rubber and plastic; packing and insulating materials
Goods & Services
Optically variable and electronic security tags, tapes, sheets and foils, in particular for use in valuable printed matter provided with electronic components, in particular chips and/or displays, all the aforesaid goods, included in class 9, being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features displaying an optically variable effect. Security elements [printed matter] with an optically variable effect for incorporation and/or application to banknotes or identity documents; Security tags, tapes, sheets and foils, in particular for use in valuable printed matter, all the aforesaid goods, included in class 16, being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features with an optically variable effect. Plastic film other than for wrapping for use in valuable printed matter, included in class 17, All of the aforesaid being provided with security features for counterfeit protection, in particular being provided with security features with an optical variable effect.
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BANKNOTE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BANKNOTES
The invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus (1) that comprises a deflection unit (10) for adjusting a direction of movement of a banknote (2) and a detection unit (20) for detecting a current motion sequence of the deflection unit (10). The banknote processing apparatus (1) further comprises a control unit (30) for controlling the deflection unit (10) between a first deflection position (11) and a second deflection position (12) to thereby adjust the direction of movement of the banknote (2). The control unit (30) is designed to control the deflection unit (10) between the first deflection position (11) and the second deflection position (12) according to a desired motion sequence of the deflection unit (10) and to determine a deviation of the current motion sequence of the deflection unit (10) from the desired motion sequence of the deflection unit (10). The invention further relates to a method for processing banknotes (2).
The invention relates to a transparent conductive film, comprising a transparent substrate, wherein a conductive metallization is formed on the main surface thereof in the form of a close-meshed, continuous network with a plurality of openings having different geometric shapes, wherein the transparent conductive film is additionally provided with a full-area transparent coating reflecting IR radiation.
A device is for checking the authenticity of an areal data carrier having a zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance feature, having one or more excitation coils for producing excitation pulses for the zero-field NMR feature, an array of multiple receiver coils that are independent of the excitation coils and are at least partially arranged adjacent to each other for the spatially resolved detection of the signal response of the zero-field NMR feature, the number of receiver coils in the receiver coil array being greater than the number of excitation coils, and the area covered by the excitation coils at least partially covering the area covered by the receiver coils in the receiver coil array and exceeding the size of said area.
G01N 24/08 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using nuclear magnetic resonance
G01R 33/44 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
G01R 33/3415 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators comprising surface coils comprising arrays of sub-coils
G01R 33/36 - Electrical details, e.g. matching or coupling of the coil to the receiver
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METHOD FOR PROCESSING VALUE DOCUMENTS, AND VALUE DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM
A method for processing value documents and to a value document processing system, involve: ascertaining first identification data by means of which the value documents contained in at least one batch of value documents can be identified, in at least one value document processing device; transmitting the first identification data to an external computing device; ascertaining first sorting data in the external computing device by comparing the transmitted first identification data with specified second identification data by means of which value documents can be identified to be removed from circulation and/or remain in circulation; transmitting the first sorting data from the external computing device to the at least one value document processing device; and sorting the value documents contained in the at least one batch in the at least one value document processing device on the basis of the transmitted first sorting data.
A method and a value document processing system for processing value documents include: ascertaining first identification data by means of which the value documents contained in a plurality of different batches can be identified, in at least one value document processing device; generating assignment data; transmitting the first identification data to an external computing device; comparing the transmitted first identification data with specified second identification data by means of which value documents can be identified that are to be removed from circulation and/or are to remain in circulation; and, if the comparison indicates that at least one value document that is to be removed from circulation is contained in the value documents, identifying the batch in which the at least one value document is contained that is to be removed from circulation; and sorting the value documents.
The invention relates to a value document (1), such as a bank note, a cheque, a credit card or other payment card, an identity card or the like, which has a front side and a rear side. The value document (1) features, when looked through, a first transparent image that is visible to the unaided eye and has specific dimensions (L, B) when viewed from above. The value document (1) has a substrate body (2) which, when viewed from above, has the specific dimensions (L, B) and is connected to a first transparent film (18), which has an inner side and an outer side, in such a way that the substrate body (2) bears against the inner side of the first transparent film (18) so that the substrate body (2) faces the rear side and the outer side of the first transparent film (18) faces the front side. The first transparent film (18) also has the specific dimensions (L, B) when viewed from above, and the first transparent image that is visible when looked through is produced by a first metallised and/or printed structure which is located on the inner side of the first transparent film (18). The first metallised and/or printed structure is covered with a translucent colour layer.
The invention relates to a flat value document (10), which has a surface region with a longitudinal direction (L) and a transverse direction (Q) and which is provided with a luminescence feature (12) in the surface region. According to the invention, the luminescence feature (12) comprises a first luminescence marker in a first partial region (14) and a second luminescence market in a second, different partial region (16). The first and second luminescence markers can be excited to luminescence at the same wavelength and luminesce after excitation substantially in the same emission band in the infrared spectral range. The first and second luminescence markers have spectrally similar infrared emission spectra, specifically infrared emission spectra that have a spectral difference between 0.5% and 15%. The first and second partial regions overlap each other in the surface region in projection onto the longitudinal direction (L) and/or in projection onto the transverse direction (Q).
The invention relates to a gripper (10) for holding and depositing a stack (St) of sheet material, in particular of value documents (W), at a depositing location, in particular on a surface or on an existing stack, comprising at least one first grip element (20), which has or forms a first contact surface (F1) for contact with the stack (St), and at least one second grip element (30), which has or forms a second contact surface (F2) for contact with the stack (St). The first contact surface (F1) and the second contact surface (F2) are designed for contact with the stack (St) on both sides. The grip elements (20, 30) are guided adjustably with respect to one another such that the contact surfaces (F1, F2) are movable with respect to one another in the direction of the surface normal associated with the relevant contact surfaces (F1, F2) in order to hold the stack (St) between the contact surfaces (F1, F2). The first grip element (20) is mounted so as to be pivotable about a swivel pin (S) such that said element is pivotable between a gripping position, in which the first contact surface (F1) is oriented substantially in parallel with the second contact surface (F2), and a release position, in which the first contact surface (F1) is at an angle with respect to the second contact surface (F2).
B65H 1/26 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with auxiliary supports to facilitate introduction or renewal of the pile
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FORMATION OF SHEET STACKS BY MEANS OF A SHEET-PROCESSING APPARATUS
For the purpose of forming sheet stacks in a delivery region (62) of a sheet-processing apparatus, the following steps are carried out: a) sheets are stacked, by means of a stacker wheel (65), on a sheet stack (40) located on a lifting base (22), b) a set-down base (20) is introduced into the delivery region such that it is arranged beneath the stacker wheel in a position which is located above the uppermost sheet of the sheet stack formed on the lifting base, c) further sheets are stacked, by means of the stacker wheel, on the set-down base arranged beneath the stacker wheel, in order to form a further sheet stack (41) on the set-down base, d) a gripping device (30) is introduced into the delivery region, in order for the sheet stack formed on the lifting base to be gripped by means of the gripping device, e) the sheet stack formed on the lifting base is removed from the delivery region by means of the gripping device and, following the removal of the sheet stack, f) the lifting base is moved upwards to the set-down base, and g) the further sheet stack formed on the set-down base is transferred onto the lifting base and the set-down base is moved away out of the delivery region.
B65H 29/40 - Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
B65H 31/32 - Auxiliary devices for receiving articles during removal of a completed pile
B65H 31/30 - Arrangements for removing completed piles
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SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a flat data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, having a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises a magnetic core (35) having an air gap (32), which is delimited by two pole surfaces (38) of the magnetic core and into which the flat data carrier (10) can be inserted in order to be tested, a polarization device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap (32), and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature (12) of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) comprises a signal source (22) and a plurality of stripline resonators (46) which are simultaneously fed from the signal source (22), and the stripline resonators (46) are formed in a planar manner with a main extension plane (50) which is plan-parallel to at least one of the pole surfaces (38) of the magnetic core.
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/345 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators of waveguide type
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
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SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a flat data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, having a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises a magnetic core (35) having an air gap, into which the flat data carrier (10) can be inserted in order to be tested, a polarization device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) contains at least two stripline resonators (44, 46) which are designed to operate at different excitation frequencies.
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/345 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators of waveguide type
G01R 33/36 - Electrical details, e.g. matching or coupling of the coil to the receiver
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
40.
FILLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING CONTAINERS WITH DOCUMENTS OF VALUE
The invention relates to a filling apparatus (1) and to a method for filling containers (5) with document-of-value stacks (2), and to a document-of-value-processing apparatus. The filling apparatus is designed to fill containers with document-of-value stacks, e.g. document-of-value stacks (40), which are set down in a delivery region (62) of a document-of-value-processing machine (60) by the document-of-value-processing machine. The filling apparatus has a feed interface (2), a delivery interface (4) and a transporting path, along which the containers can be transported from the feed interface to the delivery interface, and also has a filling region (3), in which a respective container fed to the filling apparatus can be positioned in order to be filled with document-of-value stacks by means of a gripping device (30).
B65H 31/30 - Arrangements for removing completed piles
B65H 29/40 - Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
B65H 31/10 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
B65H 31/32 - Auxiliary devices for receiving articles during removal of a completed pile
41.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING DATA CARRIERS HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, that has a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises: a magnetic core having an air gap into which the planar data carrier (10) can be inserted for testing purposes; a polarisation device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap; a resonator device (32) for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap, the resonator device comprising at least one stripline resonator (32-1, 32-2) fed by a signal source (22); and a modulation device (36) for generating a time-varying magnetic modulation field in the air gap parallel to the static magnetic field. The modulation device (36) comprises a plurality of modulation coils (36-1, 36-2) which are designed and configured to generate different modulation frequencies so that the modulated magnetic field generated by the modulation device (36) together with the polarisation device (34) has different modulation frequencies at different locations within the air gap.
G01R 33/44 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
G01N 24/08 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using nuclear magnetic resonance
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/60 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using electron paramagnetic resonance
42.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, that has a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises: a magnetic core having an air gap into which the planar data carrier (10) can be inserted for testing purposes; a polarisation device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap; and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) comprises a stripline resonator (46) and a supply structure (44) for the stripline resonator (46), and is designed to generate a high-frequency field with circular polarisation owing to the geometry of the stripline resonator (46) and/or the geometry of the supply structure (44).
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/345 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators of waveguide type
G01R 33/36 - Electrical details, e.g. matching or coupling of the coil to the receiver
43.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
G01R 33/44 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
G01N 24/08 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using nuclear magnetic resonance
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/60 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using electron paramagnetic resonance
44.
SENSOR ELEMENT, TEST DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR TESTING A DATA CARRIER HAVING A SPIN RESONANCE FEATURE
The invention relates to a sensor element (30) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, that has a spin resonance feature (12). The sensor element comprises: a magnetic core having an air gap (32) into which the planar data carrier (10) can be inserted for testing purposes; a polarisation device (34) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap (32); and a resonator device (40) for exciting the spin resonance feature (12) of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. According to the invention, the resonator device (40) contains a plurality of stripline resonators (46-1, 46-2) which are designed and configured to operate independently of one another at the same excitation frequency. The polarisation device (34) generates a homogeneous magnetic flux in the air gap (32) so that the static magnetic flux for each pair of stripline resonators (46-1, 46-2) of the resonator device has substantially the same field strength at the position of a first stripline resonator (46-1) as at the position of a second stripline resonator (46-2).
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01R 33/345 - Constructional details, e.g. resonators of waveguide type
The invention relates to a biodegradable value document substrate comprising a biodegradable paper substrate having sustainable fibres, the sustainable fibres being selected from the group consisting of natural fibres, regenerated cellulose fibres, bio-based plant polymer fibres, bio-based animal polymer fibres, or a mixture of two or more of the aforementioned elements.
The invention relates to a helical compartment stacker for stacking sheet material (100), in particular banknotes, having a stacker wheel (1), which has a multiplicity of helical stacker compartments (2), which are arranged about an axis of rotation (3) and are designed so that, in a first rotary position, they receive sheet material (100) and, in a second rotary position, they set down, and in the process stack, the sheet material (100) received; having a feed device (7), which is designed to feed the sheet material (100) to the stacker wheel (1) gradually, so that the sheet material (100) can be received by the stacker compartments (2); and having a control device (9), which is designed to control the rotation of the stacker wheel (1), and/or the feeding of the sheet material (100) to the stacker wheel (1), such that the sheet material (100) is received only by some of the stacker compartments (2). The invention also relates to a corresponding method and to a system for processing sheet material (100).
The invention relates to a method for transferring a security element (3) onto a target substrate (1), comprising the steps of: - providing the security element (3); - applying the security element (3) to the target substrate (1); - irradiating a radiation-curable adhesive layer on the security element side to cure the radiation-curable adhesive layer which permanently bonds the security element (3) to the target substrate (1), wherein the security element is opaque to the irradiation in an effect region (32) and is transparent to the irradiation in at least one transparent element (31, 33, 34). For the irradiation on the security element side, a plurality of transparent elements (34; 31, 34; 33, 34; 31, 33, 34) are distributed in the security element (3) in such a way that, when irradiating through the transparent elements (34; 31, 34; 33, 34; 31, 33, 34), a plurality of cured partial surfaces (314, 334, 344) of the adhesive layer are formed which are separated from one another by at least one non-cured partial surface (324) of the adhesive layer. The plurality of transparent elements (34; 31, 34; 33, 34; 31, 33, 34) comprises a plurality of transparent grid elements (34).
The invention relates to a device (10) and a method for stacking value documents (12). The device comprises a stacker unit (20) for receiving the value documents (12) and a conveyor unit (30) for conveying the value documents (12) into the stacker unit (20). The stacker unit (20) comprises a rotatable stacker wheel (22) for receiving the value documents (12), wherein the rotatable stacker wheel (22) has a plurality of deflectable stacker wheel segments (24) which are provided along the circumference of the rotatable stacker wheel (22) in a mutually spaced manner. Each of the deflectable stacker wheel segments (24) defines a respective receiving region (26) for receiving at least one of the value documents (12). The device additionally comprises a deflecting unit (40) which is designed to deflect each stacker wheel segment (24) individually in order to thus modify the size of the respective receiving region (26) associated with the stacker wheel segment (24).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
Goods & Services
Electronic devices and installations consisting thereof for
automatically processing value documents, in particular for
the counting, checking, sorting, billing, managing,
transporting, picking, storing, validating, destroying
and/or disposal thereof. Clerical services and business consultancy and advisory
services, in relation to the following fields: counting,
checking, sorting, billing, managing, picking and validating
of value documents. Transporting and/or storing of value documents. Destroying and/or disposal of value documents (term
considered too vague by the International Bureau - Rule 13
(2) (b) of the Regulations).
AMENDMENT TO THE ABSTRACT Please replace the Abstract in the application with the following Abstract, insert the following after the claims:
AMENDMENT TO THE ABSTRACT Please replace the Abstract in the application with the following Abstract, insert the following after the claims:
ABSTRACT A method for checking value documents, in particular with regard to their authenticity and/or with regard to their value-document type, involves the following steps: detecting a first plurality of intensity courses on a value document, combining the first plurality of intensity courses or a second plurality of intensity courses selected from the first plurality into a combined intensity course, determining a time constant τ of the combined intensity course, checking the value document based on the time constant τ of the combined intensity course. A corresponding sensor is provided for checking value documents, and an apparatus enables value-document processing with the aforementioned sensor.
A green paper is provided for producing a gas diffusion layer (GDL) for a fuel cell. A process is for producing a green paper for producing a gas diffusion layer (GDL) for a fuel cell. The green paper includes at least one first, watermarked paper web. The watermark forms the patterning for the flow field or gas distribution structure of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) produced from the green paper. The first paper web is admixed with metal powder and/or metal fibres. The eventual GDL is formed after debindering, sintering, coating, deposition of atomic layers (ALD—atomic layer deposition) and further operating steps.
D21F 11/00 - Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibreboard production, on paper-making machines
D21F 11/06 - Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibreboard production, on paper-making machines of the cylinder type
D21F 11/14 - Making cellulose wadding, filter- or blotting paper
52.
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A GREEN PAPER FOR PRODUCING A GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR A FUEL CELL
A method is provided for producing a green paper for producing a gas diffusion layer (GDL) for a fuel cell. A first paper web is formed, and a second paper web is formed, which are brought together with and rigidly connected to the first paper web while still wet. The first paper web and the second paper web are mixed with metal powder and/or metal fibers and together form the green paper, optionally together with additional components and/or coatings. The final GDL is provided after a binding-removal process, a sintering process, a coating process, a (thermal) deposition process (atomic layer deposition process, ALD), and optionally additional process steps.
D21F 11/06 - Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibreboard production, on paper-making machines of the cylinder type
D21F 11/14 - Making cellulose wadding, filter- or blotting paper
D21F 11/00 - Processes for making continuous lengths of paper, or of cardboard, or of wet web for fibreboard production, on paper-making machines
53.
BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A FILLING STATE OF A BANKNOTE PROCESSING DEVICE
The invention relates to a banknote processing device (10), comprising a banknote compartment (12) configured to receive a plurality of banknotes (14) to be processed and a drive unit (20) configured to move the banknotes (14) out of the banknote compartment (12) such that a filling state of the banknote compartment (12) changes over time. The banknote processing device (10) further comprises an acquisition unit (30) configured to acquire a present filling state of the banknote compartment (12), the present filling state being representative for an amount of banknotes (14) located within the banknote compartment (12), wherein the acquisition (30) unit is configured to generate an output signal based on the present filling state of the banknote compartment (12). The invention also relates to a method for monitoring a filling state of a banknote processing device (10).
The invention relates to a method for producing value documents and to a sensor system for quality control during the production of value documents. A first optical radiation (S1) emitted by a first semi-finished product (1) is detected with a first sensitivity (E1) and a first resolution (A1) and is tested using a first test criterion (K1). If the first test criterion (K1) is met, the following steps are performed: introducing and/or applying at least one feature substance (MS) into or onto the first semi-finished product (1), wherein a value document (4) or a second semi-finished product (2) is obtained; detecting a second optical radiation (S2) emitted by the value document (4) or second semi-finished product (2) with at least a second sensitivity (E2) and at least a second resolution (A2); and testing the second optical radiation (S2) on the basis of at least one second test criterion (K2a, K2b) and, if the at least one second test criterion (K2a, K2b) is met, releasing the value document (4) for circulation or releasing the second semi-finished product (2) for use in the production of a value document (4). The first sensitivity (E1) is greater than the second sensitivity (E2) and/or the first resolution (A1) is less than the second resolution (A2) and/or the testing of the first optical radiation (S1) is less selective than the testing of the second optical radiation (S2).
The invention relates to a security element (1) for a value document, which security element comprises a substrate body (2, 16) having a front face (3) and a rear face (4), and a see-through element (15) which, when looked through, presents a transparent image to a viewer. The see-through element (15) comprises micro-imaging elements (14) as well as first micro-image elements (6) and second micro-image elements (8) which are alternatingly arranged in a micro-image layer (5). The micro-image layer (5) is applied to the front face (3) or the rear face (4) of the substrate body (2, 16) or is embedded therein. The micro-imaging elements (14) image the micro-image elements (6, 8). The first micro-image elements (6), together with the micro-imaging elements (14), provide a first view (7) of the transparent image, which first view can be seen from a first angular viewing range, and the second micro-image elements (8), together with the micro-imaging elements (14), provide a second view (9) of the transparent image, which second view can be seen from a second angular viewing range. The micro-image elements (6, 8) are arranged in such a way that the views (7, 9) are interleaved with respect to the micro-image layer (5), and the first view (7) differs in terms of its translucency from the second view (9).
A method is for processing sheet material, in particular value papers, such as banknotes, checks, etc., in which different groups of sheet material are processed one after the other. The different groups of sheet material are separated for processing. In the processing of different groups of sheets materials, which are separated from one another by separation cards arranged respectively at the beginning of the different groups of sheet material, a first processing, in which separation cards and unrecognized sheet material are sorted out, should be followed by a second processing of the sorted-out separation cards and of the unrecognized sheet material, in which separation cards to which no unrecognized sheet material is assigned are sorted out.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING VALUE DOCUMENTS, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING CHECKING PARAMETERS FOR USE IN A METHOD FOR CHECKING VALUE DOCUMENTS
A method is for generating element templates for forming templates when checking value documents of a specified value document type having at least two specified manufacturing elements, which, where applicable, partially overlap each other, and the element templates correspond to the manufacturing elements. Digital training images of training value documents of the specified value document type and a digital reference image of a reference value document of the specified value document type are used, which each have pixels to which pixel data are respectively assigned.
A sensor and a method for checking value documents are provided, each having a luminescent sheet-like substrate and a luminescent feature applied to a partial surface of the substrate, and to a value document processing apparatus. From the spectral vectors obtained for a plurality of measurement points and characterizing the intensity of the luminescent radiation of the value document detected in at least two spectral ranges, substrate intensity values and feature intensity values are determined, based on which a pure substrate mask is determined, which contains only those measurement points which reliably lie outside the feature. From the spectral vectors of the measurement points contained in the pure substrate mask, a mean substrate vector is determined, based on which corrected substrate intensity values and corrected feature intensity values and/or a spectral signature of the substrate and/or of the feature are or is, respectively, determined from the spectral vectors.
An optically variable security element is provided for securing valuable articles, whose areal expanse defines a z-axis perpendicular thereto, having a reflective areal region that displays at least two appearances that are perceptible from different viewing directions. The reflective areal region includes two relief structures arranged at different height levels in the z-direction and form a lower-lying and a higher-lying relief structure, each of which is furnished with a reflection-increasing coating that follows the course of the relief. The higher-lying relief structure displays a first optically variable effect in a first color, and the lower-lying relief structure is visible through the higher-lying reflection-increasing coating itself, or through grid spaces or gaps in the higher-lying reflection-increasing coating and displays a second optically variable effect in a second, different color. The security element is furnished in an interior layer provided contiguously or in some regions, with at least one machine-readable feature substance.
A value document with a carrier element and a foil element arranged in a partial region of the carrier element. The carrier element has, at least in the partial region, a luminescence marker which is adapted to give off luminescence radiation which has at least a first wavelength and a second wavelength in each case in the infrared spectral region. The foil element has a reflection layer and a spectral selection layer. The selection layer is arranged between the carrier element and the reflection layer. The reflection layer is configured to reflect infrared radiation and the selection layer is configured to spectrally selectively inhibit transmission of infrared radiation. The inhibition of the transmission of the first wavelength and the inhibition of the transmission of the second wavelength differ by at least 10%.
The invention relates to an optically variable security element for protecting information carriers (1), comprising at least two luminescent dyes (F) which cover, at least in some regions, one and/or two sides of a planar substrate. The at least two luminescent dyes (F) comprise a fluorescent dye and a phosphorescent dye, wherein preferably the at least two luminescent dyes (F), preferably the fluorescent dye and the phosphorescent dye, are superimposed on one another, at least in some regions, in order to produce a mixed colour by luminescence. The invention further relates to a method for authenticating an information carrier (1) protected by means of an optically variable security element (10).
The invention relates to an optically variable surface pattern (10) which is designed to provide a multi-colour representation when viewed from at least one predefined angle and comprises a plurality of surface elements (20) which are provided with relief structures, at least one of the relief structures having nanostructuring that acts as a colour filter. According to the invention, the relief structures are selected from a set of at least four relief structures that differ from one another, each of which generating a colour impression corresponding to a predefined chromatic colour when viewed from the predefined angle, and each of the chromatic colours equating to a different primary colour. The surface elements (20) are dimensioned such that, in at least one sub-area of the surface pattern (10), when viewed from the at least one predefined angle, a colour impression corresponding to a mixed colour that differs from the predefined primary colours can be generated. In this respect, positions of the relief structures in the optically variable surface pattern (10) and/or surface dimensioning of the relief structures inside the surface elements (20) are not fixedly predefined, for example are not regular or are not limited in terms of minimum extent.
G07D 7/00 - Testing 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
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
37 - Construction and mining; installation and repair services
Goods & Services
Banknote processing machines, The aforesaid goods included in class 7, especially Machines for shredding, cancelling, destroying, recycling and/or disposing of banknotes. Installation of banknote processing machines and installations, in particular for shredding, cancelling, destroying, recycling and/or disposing of the aforesaid.
64.
SENSOR AND METHOD FOR EXAMINING VALUABLE DOCUMENTS, SENSOR SYSTEM AND VALUABLE DOCUMENT PROCESSING DEVICE
The invention relates to a sensor (10) and a method for examining valuable documents (1), in particular banknotes, comprising a radiation source (10) for irradiating a valuable document (1) with electromagnetic radiation (8) and a detector (12) for the spatially resolved detection in at least two different spectral ranges (R, G, B) of the electromagnetic radiation (9) emanating from the valuable document (1). A first feature (M1) of the valuable document is examined on the basis of the detector signals generated for at least one first spectral range and a second feature (M2) is examined taking into account the detector signals generated for at least one second spectral range. The electromagnetic radiation detected or to be detected by the detector (12) or the detector signals from the detector are attenuated in color channel-specific fashion, with an attenuation being carried out in the first spectral range in relation to the second spectral range. The invention also relates to a sensor system (1, 10) and a valuable document processing device.
A method is provided for checking a substrate with a specified luminescent substance incorporated and/or applied areally. A substrate luminescent characteristic value for the substrate is ascertained, for which purpose a number N of luminescence intensity values are captured at respectively different locations on the value document, and the substrate luminescence characteristic value is ascertained in dependence on a rank order of the luminescence intensity values. It can be checked whether the substrate luminescence characteristic value meets a specified criterion.
The invention relates to a cover device (1) for retaining a plurality of value documents (50) in a compartment space (110). The cover device (1) comprises a base unit (10) extending in a main longitudinal direction (2), as well as a retaining element (21). A coupling element (31) defines a hinge axis (33) that allows the retaining element (21) to pivot relative to the base unit (10) between a closed position (5) and an opened position (6). The hinge axis (33) is inclined with respect to the main longitudinal direction (2). The invention further relates to a system (100) and a banknote stacking module (1000).
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A method for classifying a banknote has at least one luminescent feature, in which the following steps are carried out: a) exciting the luminescent feature; b) recording at least a first intensity value of the excited luminescent feature at a first time and a second intensity value at a second time that is different from the first time; c) determining a decay time of the luminescent feature by approximate integration over the intensity values between the first time and the second time; d) comparing the determined decay time with a reference decay time of the luminescent feature; and e) classifying the banknote based on the comparison.
The invention relates to a transfer security element material with an intermediate support and a plurality of security elements for value documents. The security elements are releasably arranged on the intermediate support in order to be released from the intermediate support upon being transferred and in order to be permanently transferred onto a value document substrate, wherein the security elements are provided as separately transferable security elements such that the security elements are separated from one another on the intermediate support at least by means of transfer predetermined breaking points, and the security elements comprise separation-protection predetermined breaking points which are not parallel to the transfer predetermined breaking points and which are to impede a separation of the transferred security element from the value document substrate without destroying the security element. The security elements have a central decorative region and a transparent edge region which surrounds the decorative region, and the separation-protection predetermined breaking points are formed in the transparent edge region without reaching the decorative region.
A sheet material holder (300) for holding sheet material (2) for a gripping system is described, which is designed to bear with a first surface (28) on the sheet material (2) when the sheet material holder (300) is holding the sheet material (2), wherein the first surface (28) comprises at least a first opening (30) and the sheet material holder (300) is designed such that a fluid can be discharged through the first opening (30) along a first predetermined discharging direction (32) in the direction of the sheet material (2) when the sheet material holder (300) is holding the sheet material (2). A gripping system (200) and a set-down system (100) with the sheet material holder (300) are also described. A method for setting sheet material (2) down is also made available, which comprises moving (502) sheet material (2) to a set-down position while the sheet material (2) is held by the sheet material holder (300), discharging (504) a fluid from the first opening (30) in the direction of the sheet material (2), and moving (506) the sheet material holder (300) relative to the sheet material (2) during the discharging of the fluid, such that the sheet material (2) is set down from the sheet material holder (300).
The invention relates to a sensor element (10) for checking a planar data carrier, in particular a banknote, having a spin resonance feature. The sensor element (10) contains a magnetic core (20) with an air gap (24) into which the planar data carrier is insertable for checking purposes, and a polarization device (22) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap (24). Here, the invention provides for the magnetic core (20) to be provided with a permanent-magnetic adjustment element (30) having a plurality of selectable adjustment positions, with the magnetic flux in the air gap (24) being between a minimum value and a maximum value depending on the chosen adjustment position of the adjustment element (30).
The invention relates to a sensor element (10) for testing a planar data carrier (10), in particular a banknote, having a spin resonance feature. The sensor element (10) comprises a magnetic core (20) having an air gap (24), into which the planar data carrier is introducible for the purpose of testing, and having at least one dividing gap (30), along which the magnetic core (20) is divisible into two or more parts. The sensor element also comprises a polarization device (22) for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap (24). In this case, the invention provides for the magnetic core (20) to have at least one magnetic potentiometer (32) that is switchable between two states. In this case, the magnetic potentiometer (32) in a first state has a first magnetic reluctance and, in the first state of the magnetic potentiometer (32), the sensor element (10) is set up for a measurement on a spin resonance feature of a data carrier introduced into the air gap (24). The magnetic potentiometer (32) in a second state has a second, different magnetic reluctance and, in the second state of the magnetic potentiometer (32), the sensor element (10) is set up for a division of the magnetic core along the dividing gap (30).
G01R 33/383 - Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using permanent magnets
G01R 33/60 - Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using electron paramagnetic resonance
G01N 24/10 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using electron paramagnetic resonance
G07D 7/04 - Testing magnetic properties of the materials thereof, e.g. by detection of magnetic imprint
G01N 24/08 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of nuclear magnetic resonance, electron paramagnetic resonance or other spin effects by using nuclear magnetic resonance
The invention relates to a display element with a substrate having a plurality of optical elements. The optical elements (e.g., curved mirrors 2 in the form of a concave Fresnel mirror, having a focal point 2.1) of a first grid consist of a first type of optical elements, and the optical elements (e.g., curved mirrors 1 which are inverted in relation to the curved mirrors 2 or mirrored about 180° about the transverse axis, in the form of a convex Fresnel mirror or a convex Fresnel lens, having a focal point 1.1) of a second grid consist of a second type of optical elements, and the first type of optical elements is different from the second type of optical elements. When the display element is tilted, the light spots 5 of the concave and convex mirror surfaces move synchronously in opposite directions in the direction of the arrows so that a viewer 4 observes an especially distinct dynamic effect of floating.
The invention relates to a device for illuminating value documents, in particular banknotes, to a sensor (10) for testing value documents, and to a value document-processing system. The device has a support element (1) and multiple radiation sources (2) which are arranged in a row (3) on the support element (1) and which are designed to emit electromagnetic radiation in order to illuminate a value document. The invention is characterized in that the support element (1) is equipped with a recess (4) which is arranged at a distance to the radiation sources (2) arranged in the row (3) and which extends over a first section (A) of the row (3), whereby the support element (1) has a heat-transfer capability in a support element region (5) lying on the first section (A) of the row (3), said heat-transfer capability being reduced in comparison to a support element (1) region (6) lying on another section (B) of the row (3).
The invention relates to a method for producing a data carrier (10) having a luminescent security element (14) comprising at least two portions (22, 24) which at least do not completely overlap one another. In the method: a desired target color location is specified in a step Z); a first printing ink is provided in a step B1), which first printing ink generates a first color impression when illuminated with white light and which, when illuminated with excitation light, has a first visible luminescence, and generates a second color impression which corresponds to the specified target color location; and a second printing ink is provided in a step B2), which second printing ink also generates the first color impression when illuminated with white light and which, when illuminated with the excitation light, has a second visible luminescence, and generates a third color impression which has a different color location and/or a different brightness than the first printing ink. In the method, printing inks are provided in step B1) and step B2) as first and second printing ink, the remission and luminescence of each of which show substantially the same level of stability in respect of environmental impacts. In a step D), the luminescent security element (14) is produced on the data carrier (10), wherein a first portion (22) is printed onto the data carrier (10) using the first printing ink and a second portion (24) which at least does not completely overlap the first portion is printed onto the data carrier using the second printing ink.
An optical sensor for examining value documents, such that at a point in time before the check of the value documents, a self-test of the optical sensor is carried out, during which the light sources thereof are switched on, and, with the aid of monitor elements, the respective light intensity of the light source assigned to the respective monitor element is detected which impinges on the respective monitor element at the time of the self-test. During the check of a value document following the self-test, the light sources illuminate the value document, and measured values are recorded. The recorded measured values are then corrected with the aid of the light intensities detected by the monitor elements at the time of the self-test to take into account a change in the light intensity emitted by the light sources that occurs in the course of the service life of the light sources.
An optically variable security element is provided for protecting objects of value. The reflective area region includes two independent relief structures, which are arranged at different levels in the z-direction and form a lower-level relief structure and a higher-level relief structure. The higher-level relief structure is supplied with a first reflection-enhancing coating following the relief profile, and the lower-level relief structure is supplied with a second reflection-enhancing coating following the relief profile. The first reflection-enhancing coating is formed in the visible spectral range with a reflection and transmission in the visible spectral range, so that the higher-level relief structure shows a first optically variable effect in a first color, and the lower-level relief structure shows a second optically variable effect through the first reflection-enhancing coating, wherein the second optically variable effect shows itself in a second, different color.
The invention relates to a composite body, comprising: a support plate (1) having recesses, an upper main surface and a lower main surface; and an electrically conductive paper structure (4) adjoining the upper main surface of the support plate, wherein: the electrically conductive paper structure (4) has at least one conductor track (3) facing the upper main surface of the support plate; and conductor elements (2) are introduced into the recesses of the support plate such that the conductor elements (2) terminate flush with the upper main surface of the support plate (1), the conductor elements (2) are in electrical contact with the at least one conductor track (3) of the electrically conductive paper structure (4), and the conductor elements (2) are contactable with a current source from the lower main surface of the support plate (1).
H05K 3/10 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern
H05K 1/11 - Printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
H05K 3/00 - Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
A semi-finished product method with a liquid crystal security feature includes unrolling and transporting a continuous film in a transporting direction and providing on the film a liquid crystal layer containing a substance whose absorption of polarized light depends on its orientation. The method includes at least one of (A) arranging a lacquer layer on the film and embossing it for a first alignment structure, and at least partly covering it with the liquid crystal layer, the first alignment structure able to cause liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer to align only in a first direction in first regions and only in a second direction, in second regions, and (B) embossing the liquid crystal layer while the liquid crystal layer is uncured providing a second alignment structure to cause liquid crystal molecules to align only in a third direction in third regions and only in a fourth direction, in fourth regions.
The invention relates to a luminescent printing ink (20) for security printing, having a fluorescent substance (28-F) and a phosphorescent substance (28-P) which each luminesce in the visible spectral range when excited with non-visible excitation light. The printing ink (20) contains one or more capsule luminescent pigment varieties (22-F, 22-P), each of which has a core (24), a shell (26) encapsulating the core and a luminescent substance (28) present in the core. The fluorescent substance (28-F) and the phosphorescent substance (28-P) are each present as a luminescent substance in the core (24) of one or more of the capsule luminescent pigment varieties (22-F, 22-P) so that the capsule luminescent pigments form fluorescent capsule luminescent pigments (22-F) and/or phosphorescent capsule luminescent pigments (22-P). The luminescences of the fluorescent and the phosphorescent capsule luminescence pigments (22-F, 22-P) have the same light-fastness and the same chemical stability, and their luminescences visually produce a substantially matching colour impression.
The invention relates to a platelet-shaped magnetic effect pigment for use in a printing ink, comprising a layered structure with a magnetic layer and at least one optical functional layer, wherein the magnetic layer is based on elongate nanomagnets that do not touch one another and have a substantially uniform preferred magnetic direction perpendicular to the platelet plane of the effect pigment.
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
C09D 11/101 - Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing
The invention relates to an automated payment method for a payment from a customer to a seller for a sequence of multiple purchase transactions, wherein the following steps are performed in a seller unit: a) registering the customer for the sequence of multiple purchase transactions; b) receiving items of billing data for each of the purchase transactions, each item comprising a purchase revenue of the purchase transaction; c) checking-out the customer for the sequence of purchase transactions; d) adding up the purchase revenues; and e) generating payment data from the added-up purchase revenues and from payment service provider data of the customer, wherein in step c) the checking-out of the customer triggers at least step e), and the customer is checked out depending on previously stored seller-specific and/or customer-specific checking-out base data, wherein the checking-out is performed automatically by determining in advance a checking-out time at which the checking-out is performed on the basis of the checking-out base data and/or by checking the plausibility of the billing data as a checking-out criterion on the basis of the checking-out base data.
G06Q 20/10 - Payment architectures specially adapted for home banking systems
G06Q 20/40 - Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check of credit lines or negative lists
A banknote (1) having a banknote substrate (2) and a security element (3), the banknote substrate (2) having a first security component (12) and the security element (3) having a second security component (13), with the first security component being designed to emit a first characteristic signal (14) outside of the visible wavelength range of the electromagnetic radiation upon excitation with electromagnetic radiation and the second security component being designed to emit a second characteristic signal (15) outside of the visible wavelength range of the electromagnetic radiation upon excitation with electromagnetic radiation, with the banknote (1) being designed to provide a third characteristic signal (16) by combining the first characteristic signal and the second characteristic signal. The characteristic signals (14, 15, 16) may be in the form of infrared radiation, UV radiation or terahertz radiation. The security element (3) can be a security film element (4, 6) connected to the banknote substrate by way of an adhesive connection (36), or a security thread (5) applied to the banknote substrate (2).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
Goods & Services
(1) Electronic devices and installations consisting thereof for automatically processing value documents, in particular for the counting, checking, sorting, billing, managing, transporting, picking, storing, validating, destroying and/or disposal thereof. (1) Clerical services and business consultancy and advisory services, in relation to the following fields: counting, checking, sorting, billing, managing, picking and validating of value documents.
(2) Transporting and/or storing of value documents.
(3) Destroying and/or disposal of value documents (term considered too vague by the International Bureau - Rule 13 (2) (b) of the Regulations).
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
35 - Advertising and business services
39 - Transport, packaging, storage and travel services
40 - Treatment of materials; recycling, air and water treatment,
Goods & Services
Electronic devices, namely, bank note acceptors for separating good banknotes from counterfeits; money counting and sorting machines; currency counting machines Clerical services in the field of counting, inspecting, sorting and invalidating banknotes; business consultancy and advisory services in the field of counting, inspecting, sorting and invalidating banknotes Transporting and storing of banknotes Destroying and disposing of banknotes
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
45 - Legal and security services; personal services for individuals.
Goods & Services
Computer hardware with pre-installed operating system
software for automatic processing of bank notes, in
particular for counting, checking, sorting, cancelling,
destroying and/or disposing thereof; parts and spare parts
of the aforementioned goods; software for the aforesaid
goods. Development of software for installations and systems for
automatic processing of banknotes, in particular for
counting, checking, sorting, cancelling, destroying and/or
disposing thereof; rental of software for the automatic
processing of banknotes, in particular for counting,
checking, sorting, cancelling, destroying and/or disposing
thereof; software as a service for the automatic processing
of banknotes, in particular for counting, checking, sorting,
cancelling, destroying and/or disposing thereof; IT
consultancy, advisory and information services, relating to
the following sectors: automatic processing of banknotes,
especially, relating to the following sectors: counting,
checking, sorting, cancelling, destroying and/or disposing
of banknotes; IT security services in the nature of
protection and recovery of computer data, relating to the
following sectors: automatic processing of banknotes,
especially, relating to the following sectors: counting,
checking, sorting, cancelling, destroying and/or disposing
of banknotes. Licensing of computer software [legal services], for use in
the following fields: automatic processing of banknotes,
especially, for use in the following fields: counting,
checking, sorting, cancelling, destroying and/or disposing
of banknotes.
87.
EFFECT PIGMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD, VALUABLE DOCUMENT AND PRINTING INK
A platelet-shaped magnetic effect pigment for use in a printing ink, includes a layer construction with a magnetic layer and at least one optical functional layer. The magnetic layer is based on magnetic particles fixed within a solid matrix and having a largely uniform preferential magnetic direction deviating from the platelet plane.
A feeder device for feeding a stack of value documents to a singler device, and is configured to withdraw individual value documents from the stack. The feeder device includes a stop element having front and back sides; two lateral guide elements provided at the front side of the stop element and configured to guide the stack at two lateral sides of the stack towards the singler device; two support elements, on which the lateral guide elements are mounted; and two or more bearing elements by which the support elements are movably mounted on the stop element to allow the respective positions of the lateral guide elements and/or the distance of the lateral guide elements relative to each other to be changed. The invention further relates to an according method, a singler device, a singler module and a system for processing value documents.
The invention relates to an optically variable security element having a motif region. A plurality of differently oriented first facets and a plurality of differently oriented second facets are arranged in the motif region. Each of the first and second facets defines a normal vector having a first orientation component and a second orientation component. The optically variable security element defines an x-y plane. The first facets comprise first sub-wavelength structures. The second facets comprise second sub-wavelength structures. The first sub-wavelength structures are different from the first sub-wavelength structures. In the motif region at least one motif is visible to an observer in a depiction and with a colour impression. The depiction of the at least one motif changes for the observer as the optically variable security element is tilted about a first axis. The colour impression of the at least one motif changes for the observer as the optically variable security element is tilted about a second axis. The second axis is not parallel to the first axis. The colour impression of the at least one motif is determined by the first orientation components. The depiction of the at least one motif is determined by the second orientation components. The first orientation components of the first facets and of the second facets are different from one another.
The invention relates to an optically variable security element having a motif region. A plurality of differently oriented first facets and a plurality of differently oriented second facets are arranged in the motif region. Each of the first and second facets defines a normal vector having a first orientation component and a second orientation component. The optically variable security element defines an x-y plane. The first facets comprise first sub-wavelength structures. The second facets comprise second sub-wavelength structures. The first sub-wavelength structures are different from the first sub-wavelength structures. In the motif region at least one motif is visible to an observer in a depiction and with a colour impression. The depiction of the at least one motif changes for the observer as the optically variable security element is tilted about a first axis. The colour impression of the at least one motif changes for the observer as the optically variable security element is tilted about a second axis. The second axis is not parallel to the first axis. The colour impression of the at least one motif is determined by the first orientation components. The depiction of the at least one motif is determined by the second orientation components. The first orientation components of the first facets and of the second facets are different from one another.
The invention relates to a device for separating value documents (2), in particular banknotes, comprising a receiving device (4, 5) which is designed to receive a stack (3) of value documents (2), a rotatable separating element (7) which is designed to act temporarily on in each case one value document (2) of the stack (3) and to withdraw the same from the stack (3), and a drive device (8) which is designed to set the separating element (7) into rotation, and a control device (9) which is designed to control the drive device (8) such that the rotational speed of the rotation, into which the separating element (7) is set by the drive device (8), is changed, in particular temporarily, during each revolution of the separating element (7). The invention also relates to a corresponding method and to a value document processing system comprising such a device.
B65H 1/06 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile for separation from bottom of pile
A security element for manufacturing value documents has a structure including first and second motifs which change their appearance when the security element is tilted over a tilting angle range. The structure has first micro-elements, which are arranged with a first pattern and a first motif, and second micro-elements, which are arranged with a second pattern and a second motif. The first and second patterns are nested within each other on an areal region of the security element and have different visual appearances according to the tilting of the securing element.
The invention concerns a security element (1) for a security document (21), having an optically variable layer (2), a marking layer (3) and a reflector layer (4), the reflector layer (4) being configured between the optically variable layer (2) and the marking layer (3), the marking layer (3) being disposed on a rear side (4a) of the reflector layer (4), facing away from the optically variable layer (2), and being configured for marking the rear side (4a) of the reflector layer (4), the marking layer (3) being configured as a checking aid for right-sided disposition of the security element (1) on the security document (21), with the marking layer (3) having multiple cutouts (7) at which the reflector layer (4) has an exposed configuration relative to the marking layer (3).
A platelet-shaped magnetic effect pigment is provided for use in a printing ink, and includes a layer construction with a magnetic layer and at least one optical functional layer, such that the magnetic layer is based on a magnetic material having a column-shaped nanostructure and the magnetic columns respectively have a largely uniform preferential magnetic direction deviating from the platelet plane.
B41M 7/00 - After-treatment of printed works, e.g. heating, irradiating
C09D 11/037 - Printing inks characterised by features other than the chemical nature of the binder characterised by the pigment
C09D 11/50 - Sympathetic, colour-changing or similar inks
C09D 11/101 - Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing
B42D 25/369 - Magnetised or magnetisable materials
95.
ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VALUE DOCUMENTS
An assembly and a method for processing value documents such that the assembly has a transport apparatus for value-document receptacles which forms a cyclically circulating transport loop for the value-document receptacles. At least one checking apparatus for checking value documents is connected to the transport apparatus in such a manner that a respective value-document stack, possibly together with its value-document receptacle, can be transported via the respective transport interface from the cyclically circulating transport loop to the respective checking apparatus and/or from the respective checking apparatus to the cyclically circulating transport loop. The cyclically circulating transport loop is self-contained in such a manner that the value-document receptacles can circulate around the cyclically circulating transport loop several times in the same direction of circulation, and thus allows a temporally flexible removal of the respective value-document stack.
The invention relates to a method for producing a luminescent printing ink of a desired target spectral locus, in which: Z) the desired target spectral locus is specified using standard chromaticity coordinates x, y; L) at least two luminescent pigments are specified by their luminescence spectra; B) proportions by weight of the at least two luminescent pigments are determined from the luminescence spectra of the luminescent pigments, from spectral value functions and from the specified target spectral locus; and M) the at least two luminescent pigments are mixed in the proportions by weight determined in step B) in order to obtain a luminescent printing ink having a luminescence of which the spectral locus under illumination with non-visible excitation light corresponds substantially to the target spectral locus.
A method is provided for controlling a system or a device for recognizing, checking, counting, accounting and sorting objects of value, which can be automatically adapted to changing delivery and demand conditions. A control controls the transport paths and processing steps within the device with the aid of conveyor plants and corresponding diverters and optimizes them in such a way that the objects of value are transported in a targeted fashion to the processing stages which are necessary for the processing of the objects of value. The control takes into account information about the components of the device as well as the inbound-delivered objects of value and the objects of value to be delivered outbound in order to ensure optimal processing of the objects of value or to deliver ordered packs of objects of value outbound as quickly as possible.
The invention relates to a method for producing a luminescent security marking (14; 70) on a substrate (12) of a predetermined substrate type. The security marking (14; 70) comprises a layer sequence (20) which is applied on top of the substrate in a part region (18) and is formed from a diffuse reflectance printing ink applied on top of the substrate and from a luminescent printing ink applied on top of the diffuse reflectance printing ink, or a mixture of a diffuse reflectance printing ink and a luminescent printing ink. The layer sequence or the mixture exhibit visible luminescence after excitation. In the case of the layer sequence (20), in particular, a combination spectrum is determined by an addition, weighted with a provided division parameter c, of the luminescence spectrum of the luminescent printing ink, modified by the diffuse reflectance spectrum of the diffuse reflectance printing ink, and of the unmodified luminescence spectrum. In the case of the mixture, a combination spectrum is determined as a luminescence spectrum of the luminescent printing ink modified by the diffuse reflectance spectrum. The layer sequence or the mixture are printed with a chosen layer thickness onto a substrate (12) of the predetermined substrate type, in order to obtain a luminescent security marking (14; 70), the luminescence spectrum of which matches the calculated combination spectrum in the part region on illumination with the excitation light. The invention also relates to an associated luminescent security marking (14; 70).
The invention relates to an optically variable representation element (12) with a reflective surface region (24) which, upon observation in reflected light, generates a respective three-dimensional representation (14, 16) for at least two different observation directions (44, 46), with the three-dimensional representations (14, 16) at least partially overlapping and having different colors at least regionally within the overlap region. In this case, provision is made for the reflective surface region (24) to contain a respective multiplicity of reflective facets (34, 36) in a first and a second partial region which at least partially overlap one another, said reflective facets being oriented such that the facets (34) in the first partial region generate a first three-dimensional representation (14) with a surface that jumps out and/or is set back in relation to its actual spatial shape for the observer from the first observation direction (44) and the facets (36) in the second partial region generate a second three-dimensional representation (16) with a surface that jumps out and/or is set back in relation to its actual spatial shape for the observer from the second observation direction (46). In the overlap region of the first and the second partial regions, the facets (34, 36) of the reflective surface region (24) are provided at least regionally with sub-wavelength structures (38) which generate the different colors of the three-dimensional representations (14, 16).
The invention relates to a method for generating templates for checking value documents of a predefined value document type, in particular banknotes, in which method value documents of the predefined value document type have at least two predefined production elements, in particular print layers and/or security elements, which optionally partially overlap, and digital training images of training value documents of the predefined value document type are used, each of which have pixels each assigned pixel data. The method comprises the following steps: for each of the training images, determining position data sets having position coordinates in a coordinate space each describing the positions of the production elements on the value document at least relative to one another; forming at least two, preferably at least four, position sub-regions of the coordinate space, each comprising at least one predefined number of position data sets, the position sub-regions containing no common position data sets; for each of the position sub-regions, determining a template using training images of the value documents; storing the template and position sub-region data describing the position and extent of each position sub-region. The invention further relates to a method for checking value documents and to a device for carrying out the checking method.
G06T 11/60 - Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
G07D 7/00 - Testing 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
G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
