The present invention provides a pickup robot comprising: a body part which has a cuboid-shaped exterior, formed by a plurality of frames, and has a plurality of wheels rotatably installed on each of the four sides at the bottom portion thereof, so as to move to a set location along an X-track or a Y-track; a picking part which comprises a support arm, protruding from the top portion of the outer surface on one side of the body part along the width direction of the body part, and a picking plate for picking goods up, mounted to the support arm so as to be able to ascend and descend along the height direction of the body part; and a wheel tilting operation part provided inside the bottom portion of the body part, for tilting the upper portions of the wheels arranged in parallel to the Y-track toward the outer surface of the body part when the body part moves along the X-track, and tilting the upper portions of the wheels arranged in parallel to the X-track toward the outer surface of the body part when the body part moves along the Y-track.
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for processing user information of a smart automated machine using face recognition, which can guide video counseling through user recognition using face recognition technique in a smart automated machine, accurately detect departure and change of a user, and control the logout based on information of departure and change of the user, thereby protecting personal information and improving security. When a transaction starts in a task control unit, face recognition monitoring is requested by interworking with a user departure/change determination unit, a face recognition solution is executed as the face recognition monitoring is requested, a user departure/change detection event is generated and transmitted to the task control unit when departure/change of the user is detected, and the logout is selectively controlled according to the departure or change to protect personal information, thereby enhancing security.
G06F 9/451 - Execution arrangements for user interfaces
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
G06V 40/16 - Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for processing a medium, including: a accepting unit in which the medium is loaded; a dispending unit from which the medium is withdrawn; a medium discriminator configured to discriminate a denomination of the medium loaded into the accepting unit; a plurality of medium storage boxes configured to each discriminate and store the medium by denomination of the medium discriminated by the medium discriminator; and a controller configured to store the medium loaded through the accepting unit by the same denomination in the medium storage box and withdraw the loaded medium from the medium storage box according to a predetermined withdrawal criterion.
B65H 83/02 - Combinations of piling and depiling operations, e.g. performed simultaneously, of interest apart from the single operation of piling or depiling performed on the same pile
A cassette push plate locking device capable of absorbing impact to the cassette push plate according to the present disclosure, includes a cassette push plate disposed in a cassette, a locking lever that is movable by switching of a cassette door; and a locking unit including a torque limiter that allows the cassette push plate to move over a predetermined force and prevents the cassette push plate from moving under the predetermined force.
B65H 1/12 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising springs
B65H 1/14 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
A medium storage box according to an embodiment includes: a cassette body having a storage space in which a medium is stored; a cassette door coupled to the cassette body to open or close the storage space; a door opening detection unit for generating an open detection signal when the cassette door is opened; a microcomputer for determining that the cassette door is opened when receiving the open detection signal, and for storing the determined opening information of the cassette door in a cassette memory; and a battery for supplying power to the door detection unit and the microcomputer, wherein when the open detection signal is generated in the door opening detection unit, the battery supplies power to the microcomputer.
Disclosed herein are a financial device and a method for controlling the same. The financial device includes: a multi-media storage module including a first storage part having a first stacking space in which media are stacked and a second storage part disposed under the first storage part and having a second stacking space in which media are stacked, in which the multi-media storage module has the first stacking space and the second stacking space provided at different sizes.
B65H 31/20 - Pile receivers adjustable for different article sizes
B65H 31/24 - Pile receivers multiple or compartmented, e.g. for alternate, programmed, or selective filling
B65H 1/04 - 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
B65H 3/44 - Simultaneously, alternately, or selectively separating articles from two or more piles
B65H 43/02 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, absence of articles
B65H 29/22 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by contact with rotating friction members, e.g. rollers, brushes, or cylinders and introducing into a pile
B65H 31/34 - Apparatus for squaring-up piled articles
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Financial device and method of controlling financial device
A financial device includes: an insertion part to which a medium is inserted; a random number generation unit configured to generate an signal including information on a copying prevention number for preventing copying of a medium according to an on signal; a detection unit installed near the insertion part and configured to generate a detection signal by detecting the existence of the medium; a determination unit configured to determine whether the medium is completely inserted or is being removed based on the detection signal; a controller configured to generate the on signal to make the random number generation unit operate, wherein the controller generates an off signal to make the random number generation unit not operate when it is determined that the medium is completely inserted and generates the on signal to make the random number generation unit operate again when it is determined that the medium is being removed; and a card reader unit installed at one position of a movement path of the inserted medium and configured to recognize information included in the medium.
G06K 7/00 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
The present disclosure relates to a medium storage box and a financial device. A medium storage box according to an aspect comprises a case; a plurality of storage units which is provided in an inner space of the case; a plurality of medium separating and stacking devices which are disposed on each of the plurality of storage units and separate stacked media or transfer and stack media to each of storage units; an inner transport unit which is used for transferring a medium to the plurality of medium separating and stacking devices in the case; and a driving unit which transfers power to the plurality of medium separating and stacking devices and the inner transport unit.
B65H 7/00 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles
B65H 43/00 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable
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FINANCIAL DEVICE USING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR
A financial device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a communication unit for receiving from a user terminal a primary user authentication result, encrypted user authentication information and a first key value, for transmitting to a server the encrypted user authentication information, and for receiving from the server a secondary user authentication result and a second key value; and a processing unit for processing a financial transaction requested from the user if the secondary user authentication result is successful, for executing a tertiary user authentication by comparing the received first key value and second key value, and for processing a final approval for the requested financial transaction if the tertiary user authentication result is successful.
G06Q 40/02 - Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance
G06F 21/32 - User authentication using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
G06K 19/07 - Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards with integrated circuit chips
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
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
G06Q 40/00 - Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
Disclosed are a wireless control apparatus including a communication module and a control system including the same. The wireless control apparatus includes a module unit to generate a control signal for controlling an operation of an electronic appliance; and a communication module detachably coupled to the module unit to receive the control signal generated from the module unit and transmit the received control signal to the electronic appliance through a communication network.
A medium stacking apparatus comprises a stacking surface for stacking a medium; a first guide to guide the stacking of the medium in the case of stacking of the medium and to press the medium in the case of separating of the medium stacked on the stacking surface; and a second guide that is capable of supporting the medium stacked on the stacking surface, the first guide including a first plate, and a second plate that is rotatably connected to the first plate, the second plate being rotated about the first plate in the case of stacking of the medium, and a portion or all of the second plate being overlapped with the first plate in the case of separating of the medium.
B65H 43/04 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, presence of faulty articles
B65H 31/06 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled on edge
B65H 1/02 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge
B65H 31/04 - Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
A financial device includes a medium depositing and withdrawing module having a medium receiving space to receive a medium, a discrimination module to discriminate the medium, a temporary stacking module to temporarily stack the medium, a medium storage unit to store at least one of media to be deposited and withdrawn, which are accepted into the medium receiving space, and a transfer module to guide a medium to the medium storage unit and a medium discharged from the medium storage unit. A portion of the transfer module can be changed or replaced to install or remove an additional function module which performs at least one function of a replenishment function to replenish a medium to the medium storage unit and a collection function to collect a medium from the medium storage unit.
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
G06Q 20/10 - Payment architectures specially adapted for home banking systems
The present invention relates to a financial device and a control method and system thereof. The financial device may comprise: one or more selection portions; and a control unit configured to process any one of a plurality of financial processes, when any one of the one or more selection portions is input.
G06Q 20/10 - Payment architectures specially adapted for home banking systems
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
G07D 11/20 - Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices; Data handling
Provided is a financial device. The financial device comprises an upper module and a lower module disposed under the upper module. The upper module comprises a medium depositing and withdrawing unit through which media to be counted, media to be deposited, and media to be withdrawn are accepted and withdrawn and a discrimination unit connected to the medium depositing and withdrawing unit through a transfer path. The lower module comprises an additional function cassette and a medium storage unit which are capable of storing media.
B65H 7/18 - Modifying or stopping actuation of separators
B65H 29/00 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
B65H 43/04 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, presence of faulty articles
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for recognizing media and a financial device. The apparatus for recognizing media according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: an image sensor configured to emit different first light source and second light source to media including at least one character to acquire a first image and a second image corresponding to each light source; a noise detector configured to detect noise of a region in which the character is included from the first image and the second image; and a controller configured to combine the first image and the second image depending on the detected noise information to recognize the character included in the media.
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 17/00 - Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups , e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
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Apparatus and method for recognizing media and financial device
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for recognizing media and a financial device. The apparatus for recognizing media according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: an image sensor; a skew detector configured to detect skew of the media from media image acquired by the image sensor; a noise detector configured to detect a linear component in a region of interest which include character of the media image and a noise included in the media image based on direction information of the detected linear component and the skew of the media; and a controller configured to remove the detected noise from the region of interest and recognize the character of the region of interest from which the noise is removed.
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
G06K 9/18 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints using printed characters having additional code marks or containing code marks, e.g. the character being composed of individual strokes of different shape, each representing a different code value
G06K 9/32 - Aligning or centering of the image pick-up or image-field
G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image
G06K 17/00 - Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups , e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
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Apparatus and method for detecting object and financial apparatus using the same
Disclosed herein are an object detection apparatus for detecting an object and a financial apparatus using the same. In an embodiment, the object detection apparatus may include a light emission unit configured to emit light and a light-reception unit configured to receive both direct light that is emitted by the light emission unit and reflected light of the light emitted by the light emission unit which is reflected by an object to be detected. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the object detection apparatus can perform self-diagnosis, such as autonomously determining whether a failure is present and measuring sensitivity, although an object, that is, the subject of detection, is not present and process media, such as bills. Accordingly, performance in detecting a medium can be improved in financial apparatuses that perform deposit and withdrawal.
G06Q 20/10 - Payment architectures specially adapted for home banking systems
G01S 17/02 - Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
G07D 7/121 - Apparatus characterised by sensor details
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
A medium processing apparatus is provided. The medium processing apparatus comprises a first cassette support to at least one first cassette, a second cassette support to support at least one second cassette, the second cassette support being connected to the first cassette support, a container in which the first and second cassette supports are received, and a first locking unit to lock the second cassette support and the first cassette support. When the first locking unit is released, the second cassette support is pulled out to the outside of the container in a state in which the first cassette support is disposed in the container.
G07F 7/04 - Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by paper currency
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
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Medium stacking apparatus, method for stacking a medium, and financial device
A medium stacking apparatus comprises a stacking roller for stacking a medium in a stacking space, a supporting part for supporting a lower portion of the medium transferred by the stacking roller, a plurality of stacking guides for supporting the medium disposed on the supporting part in a standing state, a plurality of moving devices for moving the plurality of stacking guides, and a control part controlling the plurality of moving devices. The control part controls the plurality of moving devices to move a second stacking guide toward a first stacking guide to allow the stacked medium to stands up in a state where the medium is supported by the first stacking guide of the plurality of stacking guides.
A medium separating and stacking device is provided. In one embodiment, a medium separating and stacking device comprises a frame, a first shaft rotatably coupled to the frame, a second shaft rotatably coupled to the frame and spaced apart from the first shaft, and a rotation prevention part allowing the second shaft to stop at a set position by using a magnetic force.
B65H 29/38 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by movable piling or advancing arms, frames, plates, or like members with which the articles are maintained in face contact
B65H 29/40 - Members rotated about an axis perpendicular to direction of article movement, e.g. star-wheels formed by S-shaped members
B65H 5/06 - Feeding articles separated from piles; Feeding articles to machines by rollers
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
B65H 3/52 - Friction retainers acting on under or rear side of article being separated
B65H 83/02 - Combinations of piling and depiling operations, e.g. performed simultaneously, of interest apart from the single operation of piling or depiling performed on the same pile
27.
Diverter, medium handling apparatus and financial device
A diverter, medium handling apparatus and financial devices using the same are provided. The diverter comprises a rotation shaft, at least one first blade connected to the rotation shaft to rotate together with the rotation shaft, and one or more second blades idly coupled to the rotation shaft. When the rotation shaft rotates to divert a transfer path of a medium, each of the second blades rotates after the first blade rotates at a predetermined angle. According to the diverter, the medium handling apparatus, the financial device, the diverter may prevent a jam generated when a unstable medium that is crumpled or bent collides with the rotation shaft disposed in a branch part on the transfer path from occurring and prevent the medium from being torn. Therefore, the financial device may be easy to maintenance and prevent the medium from being jammed and torn to minimize inconvenience to the user.
An IC card reader may comprise a first interface unit that communicates with an IC chip of an IC card by using a first communication mode, a second interface unit that communicates with the IC chip by using a second communication mode, and a control unit that controls the first and second interface units, and reads data from the IC chip through an interface unit, which first receives a response message from the IC chip, between the first and second interface units.
Disclosed is a lighting apparatus. The lighting apparatus includes a lighting module to receive therein a lighting part that emits light to an outside and a power control part having a connector; and a communication module extending by passing through the lighting module and detachably coupled to the connector to transfer a control signal received through a wireless network to the power control part.
F21V 29/78 - Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks with fins or blades with helically or spirally arranged fins or blades
F21V 29/70 - Cooling arrangements characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks
H05B 33/08 - Circuit arrangements for operating electroluminescent light sources
A cassette mounting detection apparatus may include a cassette mounting unit configured to include a plurality of slots on which a plurality of cassettes is mounted and the mounting detection circuits of the respective slots and a main control unit configured to include a plurality of signal output terminals and a plurality of voltage detection terminals and to detect that at least one of the plurality of cassettes is mounted on any of the plurality of slots based on an output signal output through at least one of the plurality of signal output terminals and cassette voltages detected through at least one of the plurality of voltage detection terminals.
The medium processing apparatus comprises a stacking surface on which a medium is stacked, first and second transfer rollers for transferring the medium to be stacked onto the stacking surface, a sheet roller for hitting the medium transferred by the first and second transfer rollers, and a rotation shaft to which the sheet roller is connected. The sheet roller comprises a body part connected to the rotation shaft and a contact part extending from the body part, and at least one portion of the body part of the sheet roller is disposed above the stacking surface.
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
B65H 29/22 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by contact with rotating friction members, e.g. rollers, brushes, or cylinders and introducing into a pile
A data transmission device is provided. the data transmission device comprises a first device comprising a first memory; a second device comprising a plurality of sensors, a multiplexer to which data output from the plurality of sensors is input, and a counter connected to the multiplexer; a first transmission line configured to transmit a clock of a signal generator mounted on the first device or the second device to the second device or the first device; a second transmission line configured to transmit data output from the multiplexer according to an output from the counter of the second device to the first memory of the first device; and a third transmission line configured to transmit the output from the counter of the second device to the first device to enable the data transmitted to the first memory of the first device to be stored in a second memory or output.
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
H04L 12/12 - Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
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Lighting apparatus, lighting system and method of registering lighting apparatus
Disclosed are a lighting apparatus, a lighting system and a method of registering a lighting apparatus to easily and conveniently register the lighting apparatus. The lighting system includes a lighting apparatus in which identification information to identify a unique address is recorded on an outer surface of a body of the lighting apparatus; and a lighting registering apparatus which reads out the identification information recorded on the outer surface of the body of the lighting apparatus to obtain the unique address information of the lighting apparatus, and matches the obtained unique address information with location information of the lighting apparatus to perform a register of the lighting apparatus.
G06K 7/14 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using light without selection of wavelength, e.g. sensing reflected white light
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 cassette detection device may include: a cassette unit having one or more cassettes mounted therein, the one or more cassettes storing medium therein; a connector unit configured to receive a first signal corresponding to the case in which the one or more cassettes are mounted in the cassette unit or a second signal corresponding to the case in which the one or more cassette are not mounted in the cassette unit, from each of the one or more cassettes through one first transmission terminal; and a main board unit configured to detect one or more of whether and where each of the one or more cassettes is mounted, based on the first or second signal transmitted from the connector unit through a second transmission terminal at a connection position set for each of the one or more cassettes.
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
Provided is a medium handling apparatus. The medium handling apparatus comprises a guider to define a first space in which a medium to be deposited and a medium to be withdrawn are handled and a second space in which a rejected medium is handled and at least one pick-up roller to pick up the medium that is disposed in each of the first and second spaces.
G07F 7/04 - Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by paper currency
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
Provided is a pick-up apparatus. The medium pick-up apparatus comprise a support plate to support a medium, a pick-up roller unit comprising a pick-up roller for picking up the medium, a detection unit to detect the number of medium that is picked up by the pick-up roller, and a pick-up roller moving device to move the pick-up roller unit to space the pick-up roller unit from the medium supported by the support plate when the pick-up of predetermined number of medium is detected by the detection unit.
G07F 7/04 - Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by paper currency
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
B65H 1/04 - 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
A character recognition method for recognizing a character of a medium is provided. A character image of an individual character from a medium is acquired and the character image is read out step by step to determine the character according to a hierarchical structure in which a set of predetermined characters are hierarchically classified into a plurality of groups configured of main groups and sub groups.
G06K 9/18 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints using printed characters having additional code marks or containing code marks, e.g. the character being composed of individual strokes of different shape, each representing a different code value
G06K 9/34 - Segmentation of touching or overlapping patterns in the image field
G06K 9/42 - Normalisation of the pattern dimensions
G06K 9/68 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means using sequential comparisons of the image signals with a plurality of reference, e.g. addressable memory
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Apparatus and method for detecting medium image, and financial device
The present specification relates to an apparatus for detecting a medium image. According to one aspect, the apparatus for detecting the medium image comprises: a light emitting unit to emit the light toward the medium to be transferred along a transferring path; an image sensor having a light receiving unit to receive the light emitted from the light emitting unit; a reference medium which is arranged at a position separated from the transferring path and enables the image sensor to obtain an image; and a control unit to compensate the image of the medium obtained from the image sensor using the image of the reference medium obtained from the image sensor.
Provided are medium handling apparatus and method. The medium handling apparatus comprises an identification number recognition module recognizing an identification number of a medium, a memory in which a condition with respect to a management target medium is stored, and a controller determining whether the identification number of the medium recognized by the identification number recognition module satisfies the condition with respect to the management target medium stored in the memory to determine whether the medium is the management target medium.
G06K 7/00 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
Provided are a medium transferring apparatus and a financial device. The medium transferring apparatus comprises one or more driving rollers disposed on a side of a medium transferring path, a belt wound around the one or more driving rollers and operated by rotation of the one or more driving rollers, and one or more support rollers contacting one surface of the belt. A medium passes between the one surface of the belt and the one or more support rollers.
B65G 37/00 - Combinations of mechanical conveyors of the same kind, or of different kinds, of interest apart from their application in particular machines or use in particular manufacturing processes
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
Disclosed are a communication module and a lighting apparatus having the same. The communication module includes a housing provided therein with a space, and a module substrate provided in the space of the housing and provided therein with a wireless communication chip, a reset device to reset the wireless communication chip, and a display part to display the state of the wireless communication chip through the opening. The communication module is detachably coupled with an object to transmit a control signal, which is received through a wireless network, to the object. The communication module is stored when the lighting part of the lighting apparatus is replaced with new one, so that the cost is reduced. The light is discharged through the opening to display the erroneous operation of the inner part, such that the communication module is forcibly reset.
G08B 5/36 - Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electromagnetic transmission using visible light sources
Provided is a financial device. The financial device comprise a registered medium storage box storing a medium to be registered and withdrawn, a discrimination part recognizing information of the registered medium withdrawn from the registered medium storage box, a display unit displaying a screen on which the registered medium to be withdrawn is registered, and a control part controlling the display unit. The control part acquires information of at least one registered medium stored in the registered medium storage box by using the discrimination part, and a screen for registering the registered medium to be withdrawn on which the acquired registered medium information is reflected is displayed on the display unit.
G06Q 40/00 - Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
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Medium sensing apparatus and financial device for identifying authenticity of media using a contact image sensor
Provided is a medium sensing apparatus. The medium sensing apparatus comprises a first frame disposed on a transfer path of a medium, the first frame having a plurality of first sensor grooves, a second frame facing the first frame, the second frame having a plurality of second sensor grooves, a plurality of first contact image sensors disposed in the plurality of first sensor grooves, respectively, and a plurality of second contact image sensors disposed in the plurality of second sensor grooves, respectively. At least one of the plurality of first sensor grooves and at least one of the plurality of second sensor grooves are disposed to partially overlap with each other.
A medium storage box is provided. The medium storage box includes a first supporting plate for storing first medium, a second supporting plate spaced apart from the first supporting plate, for storing second medium, and a pickup roller, disposed between the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate, for selectively picking up one of the first medium and the second medium.
A cassette detecting device and a medium processing device using the same are provided. The cassette detecting device comprises: a main board comprising a first input unit and detecting and outputting at least one of whether at least one cassette connected to the first input unit is mounted and its mounting position; and a plurality of cassettes storing a medium, comprising a second input unit connected to the main board, and determining the mounting position of a corresponding cassette according to a signal from the second input unit, each of the plurality of cassettes and the main board comprises a comparing unit for determining the mounting position of a cassette.
G01N 27/04 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance
Provided is an electrostatic discharging apparatus, which comprises a rotation shaft, a transfer roller, and an electrostatic discharging member. The rotation shaft transmits driving force. The transfer roller is disposed on the rotation shaft to transfer a medium. The electrostatic discharging member is disposed on the rotation shaft to rotate together with the rotation shaft, and comprises a plurality of brushes for removing static electricity.
Provided are an object processing apparatus and a financial apparatus. The object processing apparatus comprises a motor, a shutter configured to close and open an object-entrance space, and a power transmission. The power transmission is configured to open or close the shutter according to operation of the motor and allow the shutter to be opened or closed by an external force when the motor is not operated. The power transmission transmits a driving force of the motor to the shutter without any electronic control.
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
49.
Medium transferring apparatus and financial device
Provided is a medium transferring apparatus, which comprises a plurality of side guides, one or more transfer rollers, and one or more aligning rollers. The side guides constitute both side surfaces of a medium transferring path. The transfer rollers are rotatable between the side guides, and transfer a medium in a medium transferring direction. The aligning rollers align the medium in a direction inclined from the medium transferring direction.
B65G 47/244 - Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning them about an axis substantially perpendicular to the conveying plane
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Shock prevention apparatus of medium cassette and financial device
Provided is a financial device, which comprises a medium cassette, a cassette box, and a shock prevention apparatus. The medium cassette accommodates a medium. The medium cassette is installed on the cassette box. The shock prevention apparatus is disposed between a portion of the medium cassette and a portion of the cassette box facing the portion of the medium cassette. The shock prevention apparatus prevents a shock from being applied to the medium cassette while the medium cassette is installed on the cassette box.
Provided is a financial device, which comprises a medium entrance, a medium processing apparatus, and a control unit. A medium is deposited or withdrawn through the medium entrance. The medium processing apparatus processes the medium. The control unit controls the medium processing apparatus. The medium processing apparatus comprises a front guider, a rear guider behind the front guider, a pushing member pushing a medium disposed in a medium processing space, and a supporting guider supporting the medium in the medium processing space. The control unit controls an operation of the medium processing apparatus such that states of the front guider, the rear guider, the pushing member, and the supporting guider when moving of a medium is completed in the medium processing space to deposit the medium are the same as states of the front guider, the rear guider, the pushing member, and the supporting guider when moving of a medium is completed in the medium processing space to withdraw or return the medium.
G07F 7/04 - Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by paper currency
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
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Medium processing apparatus, medium processing method, and financial device
A medium processing apparatus is provided. The medium processing apparatus comprises an MR sensor, one or more differential amplifiers, a storage, and a controller. The MR sensor comprises a plurality of detection elements configured to detect a magnetic component of a medium. The one or more differential amplifiers receive respective output signals of two detection elements among the plurality of detection elements to subtract and amplify the received signals. The storage stores various pattern information of a magnetic component signal for the medium. The controller compares the pattern information, stored in the storage, with magnetic component signals respectively outputted from the detection elements and a magnetic component signal outputted from the one or more differential amplifiers to determine authenticity of the medium.
Provided is a medium processing apparatus, which comprises a transfer roller unit and a guide roller unit. The transfer roller unit comprises a first rotation shaft and one or more transfer rollers coupled to the first rotation shaft. The guide roller unit receives power from the transfer roller unit, and comprises a second rotation shaft, a one-way clutch connected to the second rotation shaft, and a guide roller connected to the one-way clutch.
Provided is a medium process apparatus. The medium process apparatus comprises a support device configured to support a medium that is being transferred, and a plurality of detecting units configured to detect a state of the medium. The plurality of detecting units are arranged at regular intervals, and each of the plurality of detecting units comprises a detecting lever and a detecting sensor configured to output a signal according to a movement of the detecting lever. If the medium is divided into uniform regions arranged in a direction perpendicular to a transfer direction of the medium, the detecting units detect states of corresponding regions of the medium.
G07F 7/04 - Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by paper currency
A medium process apparatus is provided. The medium process apparatus comprises a state detection unit configured to detect a state of a transferring medium and a support unit configured to support the transferring medium. The support unit comprises a plurality of support parts successively disposed in a transfer direction of the medium. The plurality of support parts comprise a second support part facing the state detection unit and a first support part disposed at a front or rear side of the second support part in the transfer direction of the medium.
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
G06K 7/08 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by means detecting the change of an electrostatic or magnetic field, e.g. by detecting change of capacitance between electrodes
56.
Medium discrimination apparatus and discrimination method thereof
Disclosed are a medium discrimination apparatus and a discrimination method thereof. The medium discrimination apparatus comprises first and second magnetic sensor, a differential analog/digital converter and a controller. The first magnetic sensor senses a magnetic component printed at a specific position of an introduced medium and having a form of an analog signal containing a first noise generated from an internal circuit and a second noise generated from an operation of an actuator. The second magnetic sensor senses the first and second noises which are caused when the medium is transferred and has a form of an analog signal. The differential analog/digital converter performs a subtraction operation for the first and second noises sensed by the first and second magnetic sensors and convert result signals into one digital signal. The controller determines if the introduced medium is genuine or counterfeit according to the digital signal.
The present invention relates to a media separating device of an automatic media dispenser. According to the present invention, when a skew of a medium is detected when the medium is separated and conveyed, a pick-up bracket mounted with a pick-up roller is rotated in a direction away from the push plate, so that the pick-up bracket is separated from the medium which is ready to be received in the media box.
Disclosed is a medium recognition apparatus for determining the type of a medium by using color information obtained by scanning the inserted medium, as well as a method for determining the type of a medium by using the apparatus. Color information and size information obtained by scanning only a partial region of a medium image, the hue of the medium image scanned by the image sensor, or RGB channel color information scanned by the color sensor is compared with pre-stored reference information to determine the type of the medium. This guarantees that the type of the medium is determined quickly and accurately based on simple comparing results.
Embodiments relate to a tag device, a reader device, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) system. The Q embodiment provides a tag device comprising: a reception module converting a received high frequency signal into a scale level, and Q converting the converted scale level into a digital signal to output the same; a transmission module modulating a transmission signal M to output the same; and a controller controlling the reception module and the transmission module. The tag device communicates with the reader device through wireless short distance communication.
A radio frequency receiver comprises a first signal coupler coupling and branching a radio frequency signal received from a tag or a reader, a voltage regulator receiving the coupled signal and outputting a voltage-regulated signal having a predetermined level, a signal converter mixing the radio frequency signal transmitted from the first signal coupler by using the voltage-regulated signal as an oscillation frequency signal and generating a baseband frequency signal, a signal processor processing the baseband frequency signal and extracting tag information, and a data transceiver transmitting the tag information through a wire and/or wireless network.
G08B 13/14 - Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles
G08B 1/08 - Systems for signalling characterised solely by the form of transmission of the signal using electric transmission
H04Q 5/22 - Selecting arrangements wherein two or more subscriber stations are connected by the same line to the exchange with indirect connection, i.e. through subordinate switching centre the subordinate centre not permitting interconnection of subscribers connected thereto
H04B 7/00 - Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
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
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
H04W 4/00 - Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
Provided are an RF reader and an RF system. The RF reader includes: a plurality of antennas; a path selector for selecting a transmit or receive path of an RF signal; an RF processor for processing the RF signal received through the transmit or receive path of the path selector; and a controller for controlling the path selector selecting a path.
The present invention relates to an apparatus for discharging a wad of media in an automated media dispenser. The present invention provides an apparatus for discharging a wad of media in an automated media dispenser, comprising: a main frame 30; a lower frame 61 provided in the main frame 30, the lower frame being provided with a lower media delivery unit 70 for conveying media in one direction; a delivery regulating unit 90 provided in the lower frame 61 to selectively convey the media; an upper frame 32 provided in the main frame 30 in correspondence to an upper side of the lower frame 61 and being selectively in contact with the lower frame 61, the upper frame being provided with an upper media delivery unit 40, the upper media delivery unit cooperating with the lower media delivery unit 70 to convey the media in one direction; and a delivery regulation operating unit 50 provided in the upper frame 32 to selectively operating the delivery regulating unit 90. According to the present invention so configured, there is an advantage in that the media in a wad shape provided to a customer so that a convenience of the user is enhanced.
A customer access apparatus for an automatic media dispenser is provided. The customer access apparatus may include a pivotable supporting plate that supports an end of the media standing upright, and a stacker guide which is movably installed on the supporting plate. A push plate moves integrally with the stacker guide and relative to the stacker guide, and a driving unit recovers media which have been compressed and conveyed by the stacker guide and the push plate. Upper ends of the stacker guide and plate are selectively located at a position where the media are raised toward an inlet to which a customer has access, by means of a rotation of the supporting plate, such that a process of depositing and withdrawing the media can be performed. A contact point between the customer and the customer access apparatus may be located outside of the customer access apparatus such that the operation of depositing and withdrawing the media can be performed more accurately and easily. In particular, the media can be accurately arranged when the customer deposits the media, and the media to be recovered or deposited can be separated out one by one and then conveyed, arraigned and stored. Recovered media can be used again as it is stored in the automatic media dispenser.
a do not pick up the next medium m. Therefore, there are advantages in that the media m cannot be conveyed in a state where they are overlapped with one another and that reliability in the media separation can also be enhanced.
The present invention relates to a delivery clamp module and a control method thereof. According to the present invention, there is provided a delivery clamp module. The delivery clamp module comprises a clamp guide with a movement guide rail included therein; a delivery tray movable along the rail of the clamp guide by means of a driving force of a tray delivery motor; a clamp base rotatably connected to a front end of the delivery tray through a connecting arm, rotated within a predetermined angular range by a base rotating motor, and supporting a surface of the stacked media; and a clamp arm installed on the clamp base, including push fingers for pushing the media onto the clamp base by an elastic force, and rotated with respect to the clamp base within a predetermined angular range by an arm rotating motor. According to the present invention so constructed, since the media stacked on the stacking module are clamped directly by the delivery clamp module, and delivered to the customer or rejected if the customer did not take out the media, there is an advantage in that the general configuration of the present invention is relatively simplified. In addition, the media can be always securely pushed to the clamp base and clamped by an elastic force of the push finger of the clamp arm regardless of the number of the media. Further, there is an advantage in that it is possible for a media sensor to sense whether or not the media are clamped, taken out, and the like by installing the media sensor and a reflecting member to the clamp base and the clamp arm.
The present invention relates to a stacking module of a media dispenser and a control method thereof. According to the present invention, there is provided a stacking module of a media dispenser. The stacking module comprises: stacking wheels rotated by a driving source to rotate the media fed from the delivery module with the media inserted between tangent wings of outer peripheral surfaces of the stacking wheels one by one; a separation plate for separating the media from the stacking wheels and guiding the separated media; a stacking plate on which the media separated from the separation plate are erected one by one; a shuttle member rotatably installed on the stacking plate and including a push bar for pushing the media erected on the stacking plate toward the stacking wheels; and a driving plate moved by an additional driving source to selectively drive the stacking plate and the shuttle member. The stacking wheels and the driving source are provided between guide plates installed to face each other with a predetermined spacing therebetween; and the separation plate, the stacking plate, the shuttle member, and the driving plate are provided on a stacking base supported in the guide plates. In the present invention, since most of the components of the stacking module are provided on the stacking base, it is easy to repair the media dispenser. Further, since the media are collected on the stacking module and delivered to the customer at a time, it is easy for the customer to take out the media. Furthermore, since the stacking module is designed so that the one driving motor drives a plurality of the components, the number of the parts can be reduced.
B65H 29/20 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by contact with rotating friction members, e.g. rollers, brushes, or cylinders
The present invention relates to a media dispenser. According to the present invention, there is provided a media dispenser. The media dispenser comprises guide plates 10 and 10′ installed to face each other with a predetermined spacing therebetween; a delivery module 1 for feeding media by a driving force of a driving source one by one, said delivery module including a plurality of media guides 61, 62, 73, 74, and 75 between the guide plates 10 and 10′, among which the media guides 61 and 62 are installed rotatably with respect to the guide plates 10 and 10′ by a predetermined angle; a stacking module 3 provided in a space between the guide plates 10 and 10′ for stacking a plurality of the media which pass through the delivery module 1 on the stacking plate 140 by using the stacking wheels 110; and a delivery clamp module 5 including a clamp guide installed in the guide plates 10 and 10′ and a clamp assembly 160 which moves along the clamp guide 20, clamps the media stacked on the stacking module 3, and causes the media to move to a position where the customer may take out the media.
B65H 29/20 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by contact with rotating friction members, e.g. rollers, brushes, or cylinders
A media dispenser has a delivery module for feeding media, a stacking module for stacking the media, which are fed through the delivery module, on a stacking plate, and a delivery clamp module for clamping the media stacked on the stacking module and delivering the clamped media to the customer, and for feeding the media, which the customer did not take out, to the stacking plate. A path through which the media clamped by the delivery clamp module are fed to a reject box is opened by moving the stacking plate of the stacking module. The method comprises the steps of returning the media onto the stacking plate by a clamp assembly, opening a reject slot by allowing a driving plate to be moved by a driving source and the stacking plate to be moved together with the driving plate, and dropping the media as the clamp assembly unclamps the media through the opened reject slot.
B65H 29/20 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles by contact with rotating friction members, e.g. rollers, brushes, or cylinders
B65H 29/00 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
B65H 39/10 - Associating articles from a single source, e.g. to form a writing pad
A media pickup apparatus includes a push plate for pushing media stored in a cassette body towards a discharge port of the cassette body. A driving source provides power to the push plate so as to allow the push plate to push the media towards the discharge port of the cassette body. A pickup roller is rotatably coupled to one side of a roller bracket and biased towards the push plate by means of an elastic member in such a manner that the pickup roller elastically makes contact with the media pushed by the push plate, in order to discharge the media from a media cassette by separating the media sheet by sheet. A sensor detects a position of the pickup roller so as to provide data for operating the driving source. The media make contact with the pickup roller with a substantially constant contact force so that media are reliably discharged from the media cassette sheet by sheet.
B65H 1/18 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device controlled by height of pile
The present invention relates to media discharging unit for a media dispenser. The present invention includes a delivery module, which selectively feeds media fed from a media box to a discharge position and a reject position one-by-one using belts and rollers. A stacking module is separable from the delivery module, and collects the media, which are fed by the delivery module, one-by-one upon the rotation of a stacking wheel and then feeds the collected media as a stack at one time. A stack delivery module is separable from the stacking module, and clamps the stacked media, which are collected in the stacking module, and feeds the stacked media to a position where a customer can take the media.
A media support apparatus for a media cassette of an automatic media dispenser includes a base plate having a guide piece which is provided with a guide slot. A link mechanism has at least one connection pin, which is moved along the guide slot, and two connection link plates, the height of which, relative to the base plate, can be adjusted. A media seat is seated on each connection link plate. The horizontal spacing between the media seats can be adjusted. The apparatus is advantageous in that a single media cassette can be adapted to supply media of various sizes.
B65H 1/10 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising weights
B65H 1/12 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising springs
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
The media cassette for a media dispenser includes a cassette body including a storage space in which media are filled. A media discharging opening is provided at a side thereof. A discharging door is movable along one surface of the cassette body and driven by means of a driving source provided at a main body of the media dispenser for opening and closing the media discharging opening. Supporting rods are connected to the door. A locking mechanism for selectively blocking ends of the supporting rods is provide in the cassette body and selectively locks/unlocks the door in accordance with an electrical signal transmitted from the main body of the media dispenser. The door cannot be manually unlocked from outside of the media cassette.
G07F 7/00 - Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
G07F 19/00 - Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
A media cassette for a media dispenser includes a cassette body which includes a storage space in which media are filled and a discharging opening through which the media are discharged. A door selectively opens and closes the discharging opening. A solenoid and locking member are installed in the storage space to selectively lock and unlock the door in response to an external electrical signal. A gear unit is formed at an external surface of the door, and an opening/closing gear of the media dispenser is engaged with the gear unit to open and close the door. The solenoid is installed in the cassette body, and the locking member is also installed in the cassette body to lock and unlock the door via a driving force of the solenoid.
The present invention discloses a media pick-up device of a media dispenser including a plurality of conveying rollers rotated by a driving force of a driving means, for conveying media, first separating rollers arranged with predetermined overlaps to the conveying rollers, for separating the media one by one, and second separating rollers arranged to face the conveying rollers with predetermined gaps, for generating a frictional force to the media. The media pick-up device of the media dispenser can accurately separate the media one by one regardless of variations of stiffness of the media.
A media sensing method of a media dispenser is disclosed capable of discriminating various media and accurately discriminating whether a media is normal by using the least sensors. The media sensing method of a media dispenser includes: setting an initial reference range for width and thickness of a media; comparing the initial reference range and a reference range of a currently discharged media; and variably setting a new initial reference range on the basis of the comparison value, thereby discriminating whether media is normal or abnormal. Accordingly, without using an additional sensor, a cost in manufacturing the media dispenser can be reduced, an error caused by various environmental conditions or a deflection taking place in setting sensors can be effectively prevented, a multi-media overlap can be accurately discriminated, and the thickness of discharged multimedia can be precisely measured.
B65H 7/12 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors responsive to presence of faulty articles or incorrect separation or feed responsive to double feed or separation
The present invention relates to a technology for purchasing an item to purchase automatically and jointly by using the internet, in particular to a purchasing system and a method thereof on the internet which is capable of economizing human and material resources and lowering the unit cost of an item by performing all processes from a notice of tender to an ordering automatically on the internet and purchasing an item required for many companies and establishments jointly.
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