406results about "Paper-money testing devices" patented technology

A system and a method for verifying authenticity of a physical copy and a digital copy of a document are disclosed. The method comprises registering a document in a repository by storing details related to the document in a location of the repository. A symbology for the document is generated. The symbology is an identifier of the location of the repository comprising the document. The symbology is associated with either a physical or a digital copy of the document. The digital copy of the document is printed to generate a printed copy. The printed copy or the physical copy of the document is scanned to generate a scanned image. The document and the details related to the document present at the location of the repository are accessed. The scanned image is compared with the document stored in the repository to determine the authenticity of either the physical copy or the digital copy of the document.

A system for currency verification includes a currency apparatus configured for receiving alleged currency to be verified; at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured for storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method comprising: accessing a material database associating each of a set of materials found in authentic currency with one or more corresponding resonance frequencies; for each material of the set of materials: transmitting into the alleged currency an RF signal at a first resonance frequency for each material; receiving a response signal from the alleged currency; and analyzing the response signal for resonance characteristics that indicate a presence of each material; and a display device configured for outputting that the alleged currency is authentic if the presence of at least a subset of the set of materials found in the authentic currency is indicated.

A sensor element for checking the authenticity of a planar data carrier, in particular a banknote, has a spin resonance feature. The sensor element contains a magnetic core having an air gap, into which the planar data carrier can be inserted for authentication and which defines an axial direction extending between the adjoining surfaces of the magnetic core, a polarization device for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, a modulation device for generating a time-varying magnetic modulation field in the air gap, and a resonator for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be checked. The modulation device is formed by at least one planar coil arranged in the air gap, which planar coil has one or more turns about the axial direction of the air gap in one plane. The disclosure also relates to a checking device having such a sensor element.

To provide a judging device and a judging method that can easily manage whether two objects, such as a work of art and an appraisal certificate for that work, are appropriately associated with each other. [Solution] In an authenticity determination system including a reading device 20, a network 30, a server 40, and a server 50, the reading device 20 acquires first label identification information that identifies the work ID indicated on a first label (work label 121) attached to a first object (work 12), and second label identification information that identifies the label ID indicated on a second label (certificate label 141) attached to a second object (certificate 14). The server 50 includes a determination unit that determines whether the first object and the second object are associated with each other based on the first label identification information and the second label identification information.

The present application concerns the visual identification of materials or documents for tracking or authentication purposes. It describes methods to automatically authenticate an object by comparing some object images with reference images, the object images being characterized by the fact that visual elements used for comparison are non-disturbing for the naked eye. In some described approaches it provides the operator with visible features to locate the area to be imaged. It also proposes ways for real-time implementation enabling user friendly detection using mobile devices like smart phones.

Compositions, articles, systems, and methods for sensing and / or authentication using luminescence imaging are generally provided. In some embodiments, the article is associated with an emissive material comprising an emissive species. In some embodiments, the emissive species has a radiative lifetime of at least 10 nanoseconds. A characteristic of the article may be determined by acquiring an image comprising time-dependent information related to the emissive species. In certain cases, the radiative lifetime of the emissive species may be determined from the image. Because the radiative lifetime of an emissive species may be modified by numerous factors, including, but not limited to, binding to or proximity to other molecules, temperature, pH, and radiation exposure, the measured length of the radiative lifetime may provide information regarding a characteristic of the associated article. In some cases, the emissive material comprising one or more emissive species may be used to identify and / or authenticate the associated article.

The utility model discloses a portable waterproof pen lamp and relates to the technical field of lamps. Comprising a pen lamp tube, a battery and a charging interface located below the battery are arranged in the pen lamp tube, a switch is arranged at the top of the pen lamp tube, a double-light-source LED is arranged at the bottom of the pen lamp tube, the pen lamp tube is movably sleeved with a charging cover used for protecting the charging interface, and the double-light-source LED comprises a white light LED and a purple light LED. The dual-light-source LED design is adopted, the functions of white light illumination and purple light currency detection and tracing are achieved, multiple purposes are achieved, the overall waterproof performance is ensured through the multi-layer sealing structure design comprising the waterproof charging interface, the sealing ring and the waterproof silica gel button, the pen-shaped structure is matched with the pen clip design, and carrying is convenient. The anti-skid charging cover and the interference fit structure enhance the use convenience and durability, meanwhile, all the parts are in close fit to improve the anti-falling and anti-seismic capacity, and the outdoor and daily multi-scene use requirements are met.

A security device is disclosed, comprising: a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces; on the first surface of the substrate, a surface relief structure formed of one or more cured, at least semi-transparent material(s); and on the second surface of the substrate, a print layer. In at least a first region of the security device in at least part of which the substrate is transparent or translucent, the surface relief structure and the print layer are each defined in accordance with a common image and are in alignment with one another, the surface relief structure exhibiting a first set of feature(s) of the common image and the print layer exhibiting a second set of feature(s) of the common image. The common image is exhibited by the surface relief structure and the print layer in combination with one another and the surface relief structure provides tactility to the common image.

Magnetic sensor device, comprising: a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field that intersects a detection object (50); and a plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements arranged in a line in a longitudinal direction, wherein the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to a direction of movement of the detection object (50), wherein Each of the plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements contains a first resistor (31a) and a second resistor (31b) arranged with a distance between them in the direction of motion, wherein a center point of the first resistor and the second resistor is adapted to a center of the magnetic field generator in the direction of motion, the magnetic field generator applies a magnetic field to a plurality of the first resistors (31a) and a plurality of the second resistors (31b), which contains a component in the direction of movement of the detection object and a component in the longitudinal direction, the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) in each of the plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements are arranged such that the distance increases from a distance between first ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) in the longitudinal direction to a distance between second ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) in the longitudinal direction, and at least two sets of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) are arranged such that they are axially symmetric with respect to an axis of the magnetic field generator which runs perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a first group (A) of the plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements is arranged on a first side, in the longitudinal direction, of a central axis (Cy) of the magnetic field generator in the longitudinal direction, wherein the central axis (Cy) intersects a center, in the longitudinal direction, of the magnetic field generator and is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a second group (B) of the plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements is arranged on a second side, in the longitudinal direction, of the central axis (Cy), in each set of magnetoresistive elements in the first group (A) the first ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) are closer to the central axis (Cx) than the second ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b), and In all but one set of magnetoresistive elements in the second group (B), the first ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) are closer to the central axis (Cx) than the second ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b).

The invention relates to an image conversion method for integrating a security feature in a digital source image to generate a target image secured by the integrated security feature. The image conversion method comprises: carrying out transverse-wave-shaped distortion of the source image to generate an intermediate image; generating a target image, the intermediate image being scanned by rows of pixels in order to define, per row of pixels of the intermediate image, a sequence of successive pixels according to the scanning, and each pixel of the sequence being transformed to a corresponding pixel of the target image in that its position in the target image is defined starting from its position in the intermediate image by compensation of the distortion used in the generation of the intermediate image, so that the arrangement of the respective pixels of each sequence is a transverse-wave-shaped wave packet in the target image; wherein the integrated security feature is defined by the wave packets.

It detects identifiable documents (image-derived identifiable documents) within images and prevents their loss. [Solution] The method trains a DL stack using labeled ground truth data for examples of image-derived identification documents and other image documents. The DL stack includes a first set of layers closer to the input layer and a second set of layers further away from the input layer, and the first set of layers is pre-trained to perform image recognition before the second set of layers of the DL stack is fitted with labeled ground truth data for examples of image-derived identification documents and other image documents. The method also includes storing the parameters of the DL stack trained for inference from production images and using the production DL stack with the stored parameters to classify the production images by inference as containing sensitive image-derived identification documents.

The invention relates to an arrangement for aligning at least one value document along a transport route, comprising at least one banknote reader, which has at least one scan line, which has a plurality of detection regions along the scan line for scanning value documents. Each detection area scans a scanning area in a transport plane of the transport section, wherein the scanning area is arranged along a line orthogonal to a central axis of the transport section. The first transport element and the at least one second transport element are used for transporting the value documents in at least one transport direction along the transport path. The transport elements each contact the value document in a contact region. The at least one alignment device is used for aligning the value documents. The alignment device is arranged between the first transport element and the second transport element and forms part of the transport section. The banknote reader detects the rear edge of the value document in the first scanning area and in the second scanning area.

The utility model relates to the technical field of currency detectors, in particular to portable currency detection equipment, an auxiliary device comprises two sockets, inserting plates are movably inserted in the two sockets, a rotating shaft is rotatably connected between the two inserting plates, a bracket is fixedly mounted on the surface of the outer wall of the rotating shaft, a hand wheel is fixedly mounted at a port at one end of the rotating shaft, and a handle is fixedly mounted at the port at the other end of the rotating shaft. A U-shaped plate is fixedly installed on the surface of one side of the shell, a threaded rod is rotationally connected between the inner walls of the two ends of the U-shaped plate, a rotating wheel is fixedly installed at a port of one end of the threaded rod, a sliding groove is formed in the surface of the inner wall of the U-shaped plate, the surface of the threaded rod is in threaded connection with a movable plate, and a limiting plate is fixedly installed on the surface of the movable plate. The utility model relates to a currency detector, in particular to a currency detector, which solves the problem that the existing small portable handheld currency detector is not provided with a currency outlet support and is only provided with a currency outlet, so that the currency is disordered when being discharged from the currency outlet after being verified, and the currency is inconvenient to store.

Disclosed in embodiments of the present description are a credential anti-counterfeiting detection method and apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, an electronic device, and a computer program product. The credential anti-counterfeiting detection method may comprise: acquiring a first credential image obtained by performing image acquisition on a target credential of a user; processing the first credential image, and taking a generated credential noise feature map or credential spectrum map as a second credential image; and using a credential anti-counterfeiting detection model to perform collaborative anti-counterfeiting detection on multi-modal credential images such as the first credential image and the second credential image, so as to obtain an anti-counterfeiting detection result for the first credential image.

The invention relates to a security document (02) with a transparent window (04) which is formed in the security document substrate (26) and which comprises a micro-optical structure (03) consisting of microlenses (11). At least one printed image (27) is arranged on the other substrate (26) face lying opposite the micro-optical structure (03) at least in the region of the transparent window (04), wherein the printed image (27) in question has multiple image elements (28a to 28j) in a punctiform or linear pattern, and the pixel size (38) or the line thickness (38) of said image elements (28a to 28j) is designed to be smaller than the lens width (18) of the microlenses (11) arranged in the micro-optical structure (03) in each case. A laminar expanded layer (39) which covers the printed image (27) in question is arranged on at least one section of the printed image (27) in question on the printed image face facing away from the micro-optical structure (03). The layer (39) which covers the printed image (27) in question is produced in an inkjet printing method, and the layer (39) is designed to be transparent to an electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength ranging from 380 nm to 780 nm, the degree of transparency to said electromagnetic radiation ranging between 10% and 90%. The transparency is designed to vary gradually over the planar two-dimensional extension of the layer (39) covering the printed image (27) in question such that at least one location of the layer (39) or some locations of the layer (39) are formed with a degree of transparency which differs from that of other locations of the layer (39). A second printed image (41) can be provided on the layer (39) and become visible after a folding process.

The present invention relates to a security document verification apparatus, comprising: a document scanning unit configured to scan a security document; an intelligent inspection unit configured to automatically inspect the provided at least one image; and an output unit configured to provide one or more security document feature levels and / or document forgery probabilities. The invention also relates to a method for checking a security document by using a security document verification device, and to a computer readable medium for causing a programmable processor to perform the method.

The present invention provides a paper sheet identification device, a paper sheet processing device, a paper sheet identification method, and a paper sheet identification program that can identify paper sheets with high accuracy based on the amount of fluorescence emission of fluorescent ink printed on the paper sheets. [Solution] A paper sheet identification device comprising: a light source capable of irradiating paper sheets having printed and unprinted portions to be identified with at least a first light and excitation light; a light receiving unit that receives reflected light reflected by the paper sheets from the first light and outputs a reflected light detection signal, and also receives fluorescence emitted from the paper sheets irradiated with the excitation light and outputs a fluorescence detection signal; a calculation unit that calculates a value P by multiplying the density ratio α of the reflected light detection signal of the printed portion and the reflected light detection signal of the unprinted portion by the output value of the fluorescence detection signal of the unprinted portion, and calculates a value F by subtracting the value P from the output value of the fluorescence detection signal of the printed portion; and an identification unit that identifies the paper sheets based on the value F calculated by the calculation unit.

The invention relates to a testing device for optically checking objects for authenticity, in particular for checking whether objects have a predetermined, machine-readable code-encompassing security marking with known fluorescence properties. The test device includes a lighting unit designed and arranged to illuminate an object to be tested with electromagnetic radiation - preferably light visible to the human eye - in a first, fluorescence-stimulating wavelength range. The test device comprises an area sensor with a plurality of light-sensitive sensor elements and an imaging optic which is designed and arranged to project an image of an object onto the area sensor, wherein the area sensor is designed to output an image signal representing an image projected onto the area sensor. The imaging optics comprise an optical filter in the form of a high-pass or low-pass filter, in particular an edge filter, which is configured to block electromagnetic radiation in the first, fluorescence-exciting wavelength range, in particular to absorb it, and to transmit light in a second wavelength range, wherein the second wavelength range comprises wavelengths corresponding to expected fluorescence and wherein the second wavelength range does not overlap with the first wavelength range. The test device is designed to detect the insertion of an object, to check images of the object represented by image signals from the area sensor, and to reject an object if one or more test criteria are not met, or to accept it if the test criterion(s) are not met. The testing device is further designed to identify a security marking on an object and to test a found security marking with regard to its fluorescence properties.

The criteria for identifying securities will be simplified. [Solution] The securities processing device 10 includes an input unit 110 into which gift certificates GT are inserted, a transport unit 160 for transporting gift certificates GT, an image reading unit 120 for generating first image information showing an image IIMG of the gift certificates GT, an identification unit 154 for determining whether or not to accept the gift certificates GT by performing an identification process that identifies the gift certificates GT based on predetermined criteria using the first image information and a second image information showing a pre-registered reference image RIMG, an operation control unit 152 for controlling the transport operation of the gift certificates GT according to the determination result of the identification unit 154, a storage unit 140 for storing the gift certificates GT, and a determination criterion change unit 155 for changing the determination criteria based on forced acceptance information TINF relating to the identification result of gift certificates GT that were forcibly accepted despite being determined not to be accepted in the identification process when the determination criteria are changed.

To easily identify securities such as securities and non-securities.SOLUTION: The settlement processing system 1 includes at least the POS register 20, the change machine 30, and the security processing apparatus 10, and the security processing apparatus 10 includes the image information acquisition unit 122 configured to acquire the first image information indicating the first image which is the image of the gift certificate GT to be identified, and the security processing apparatus 10 is configured to execute, on the first image, the processing of generating the feature vector indicating the feature value of the image. The commodity recognition apparatus includes the feature extraction section 124 configured to generate the feature vector of the first image, the distance calculation section 125 configured to calculate the inter-vector distance which is the distance between the feature vector of the first image and the feature vector of the second image which is the image of each of the plurality of reference gift certificates GT registered in advance, and the recognition section 126 configured to recognize the gift certificate GT to be recognized based on the inter-vector distance, and the POS register 20 and the change machine 30 execute the settlement processing of the commodity that the customer desires to purchase according to the recognition result in the recognition section 126.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The invention provides a banknote detection method, device and equipment based on an abnormal level, a medium and a product, and relates to the field of financial science and technology. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring sensor data of a to-be-detected banknote; performing preprocessing operation on the sensor data to obtain normalized sensor data; performing feature extraction operation on the normalized sensor data to obtain a to-be-input feature vector; inputting the to-be-input feature vector into a pre-trained machine learning model to obtain an abnormal level signal of the to-be-detected banknote; according to the abnormal level signal, selecting a corresponding execution environment to detect the to-be-detected banknote, obtaining a detection result, and generating an operation log; and encrypting the operation log according to a preset homomorphic encryption algorithm and a preset Hash algorithm to obtain an irreversible Hash chain. According to the method provided by the invention, the utilization efficiency of detection resources is improved by performing grading processing on the banknote detection process, and the security of the operation log is improved by performing encryption processing on the operation log.

To improve the accuracy of paper sheet thickness detection by suppressing vibrations generated by the impact of paper sheets entering between a reference roller and a detection roller, while ensuring ease of maintenance of a paper sheet thickness detector.SOLUTION: A paper sheet thickness detector for detecting the thickness of a paper sheet includes: a first unit provided with a reference roller; and a second unit provided with a detection roller which sandwiches and transports a paper sheet together with the reference roller and is displaced with respect to the reference roller according to the thickness of the paper sheet, and a thickness sensor which detects the thickness of the paper sheet based on a displacement amount of the detection roller. The first unit and the second unit form a conveyance path for the paper sheet by making the reference roller and the detection roller overlap so as to sandwich the paper sheet, and are assembled so as to be openable and closable around a rotation axis provided on one end side of the conveyance path. The second unit has a vibration-damping member on the thickness sensor.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Provided is a sheet recognition unit including: a light source capable of irradiating a sheet on which a photoluminescent ink to be recognized is printed, with at least excitation light; a light sensor that receives photoluminescence emitted from the sheet irradiated with the excitation light and outputs a photoluminescence detection signal; and a processing circuitry that recognizes the sheet based on a photoluminescent image of the photoluminescent ink to be recognized and a learned model, the photoluminescent image being generated from the photoluminescence detection signal output from the light sensor.

The invention refers to a computer-implemented method of analyzing security documents having visible information and at least one of infrared and ultraviolet detectable information, the method comprising the steps of: receiving visible-color data of a first set of pixels of a first region of the security document in a first image of the security document and feeding the visible-color data to a convolutional neural network, CNN; receiving infrared, IR, and / or ultraviolet, UV, data of a second and / or third set of pixels of a respective second and / or third region in a respective second and / or third image of the security document and feeding the IR and / or UV data to the CNN; analyzing the visible-color data of the first set of pixels using the CNN to extract characteristics of the security document from the visible information; and analyzing the IR and / or UV data of the second and / or third set of pixels using the CNN to extract characteristics of the security document from the IR and / or UV information. Further, a corresponding system is provided.

The invention provides methods for stably immobilizing nucleic acid tracers onto surfaces of products and objects. This method is applied for the identification and authentication of the marked object or product. The present invention further provides specific coated articles and their use in product verification; processes for manufacturing such coated articles, methods for the verification of the coated article, methods for the quantification of the coated article blending, and products suitable for such verification and quantification method.

The invention discloses a banknote processing method and device, a storage medium and electronic equipment. Relates to the field of artificial intelligence, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the image collection of each put banknote under the condition that the banknote is detected to be put into a banknote inlet of a banknote counting machine, and obtaining a banknote image; processing the banknote image through a banknote identification model to obtain banknote information of the banknote image, the banknote information including at least one of the following: a banknote denomination and a region to which the banknote belongs; determining a target anti-counterfeiting detection model matched with the banknote information from a plurality of anti-counterfeiting detection models; performing anti-counterfeiting detection on the banknote image through the target anti-counterfeiting detection model to obtain a first detection result; and based on the first detection result of the banknotes put in the banknote inlet, determining the number and the total amount of the normal banknotes put in the banknote inlet. According to the invention, the problem of low currency counting accuracy in the prior art is solved.

The present invention relates to security inks, security documents or articles suitable for printing machine-readable security functions onto a substrate, as well as machine-readable security functions produced from the security ink, and security documents having machine-readable security functions produced from the security ink. In particular, the present invention provides a security ink comprising one or more IR-absorbing materials that enables the generation of machine-readable security functions.

The card scanner has a first light source positioned such that a first bright area created by the reflection of light from the first light source lies within a first position on the first surface of the card. The second light source is positioned such that a second bright area created by the reflection of light from the second light source lies within a second position on the first surface of the card. Here, the first and second positions do not overlap. The image processor combines the first image of the first surface of the card with the second image of the first surface of the card to generate a first composite image. The first and second bright areas are filtered from the first composite image by the image processor.

The invention relates to a magnetic ink composition comprising a first magnetic material and a second magnetic material, the first magnetic material and the second magnetic material being present in the magnetic ink composition as a mixture. The first magnetic material has a first coercivity, and the second magnetic material has a second coercivity that differs from the first coercivity. The first magnetic material and the second magnetic material are each a low-coercivity magnetic material, or the first magnetic material and the second magnetic material are each a high-coercivity magnetic material. The invention also relates to a security element (10) comprising the magnetic ink composition, and to a value document (1) comprising the security element (10).

To improve the accuracy of security identification using a simple method. [Solution] The securities processing device 10 includes an identification unit 154 that determines whether or not to accept a gift certificate GT by identifying the gift certificate GT based on an image IIMG of the gift certificate GT. The identification unit 154 performs an identification process that includes a gift certificate type identification process that identifies the gift certificate type of the gift certificate GT based on a plurality of pre-registered reference images RIMG and an image IIMG of the gift certificate GT, and identifies the gift certificate GT based on the result of the identification process. The gift certificate type identification process includes a first process that uses AI to calculate the similarity between the image IIMG and the reference image RIMG to search for candidate images from a plurality of reference images RIMG that have a similarity to the image IIMG of the gift certificate GT that is equal to or greater than a standard value, and a second process that identifies the gift certificate type of the gift certificate GT based on the degree of agreement of the candidate image with the image IIMG of one or more predetermined feature parts FT.