Method and system for reducing the risk of robbery/theft of banknotes

Abstract

The invention refers to a method for reducing or eliminating the risk of robbery / theft, for example during transportation of banknotes or storage of banknotes, by scanning banknotes (2) prior to transport / storage and also scanning them at the reception and by verifying banknotes (2) when they are tried to be used for circulation, including, among other things reading devices / banknote scanners (17a-c) for banknote identification. The invention is achieved by the following method steps: before / during a transport from, or storage at the sender (3); registering / reading / imaging of a banknote (2) that is intended to be locked; determination the bank note (2) identity, to a so-called Banknote-ID; registering / generation of auxiliary information (T1) at the sender (3); generation of a locking / blocking request (9a) comprising at least one banknote identity and auxiliary information (T1); transfer of this locking request (9a) to a central server (5) and / or a local memory (25a), whereby the banknote (2) is indicated as locked in the central server (5), after receiving the transport / storage at the receiver (4); registering / reading / imaging of a banknote (2) that is intended to be locked / relocked; determination the banknote (2) identity to a so-called Banknote-ID; registering / generation of auxiliary information (T2) at the receiver (4); generating a unlocking- / relocking request (9b-c) comprising at least one banknote (2) identity and auxiliary information (T2); transfer of this unlocking- / relocking request (9b-c) to a central server (5) and / or to a local memory (25b); checking that the auxiliary information (T2) from the receiver (4) fulfill the conditions (UV1) set in the auxiliary information (T1) from the sender (3) and / or the predetermined conditions (UV1) stored in the central server (5), and if so, the unlocking- / relocking request (9b-c) is performed in the central server (5), attempting to circulate a banknote (2) at a turnover spot where banknotes are handled / circulated (6); registering / reading / imaging the banknote (2) that is under way of circulation; determine the banknote (2) identity, to a so-called Banknote-ID; requesting to a local memory unit (25c) and / or the central server (5) if the present banknote (2) is blocked or tradeable; shedding an indication, alarm and / or activation of a blocking device (29a-b) that prevents acceptance / circulation of the banknote (2) when the response to the request means that referenced banknote (2) is non tradeable. The invention also refers to a system for implementing the above mentioned method.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method and system for secure handling of banknotes in order to reduce the risk of robbery / theft of eg cash in transit (CIT) or stored cash, and also allow tracking of banknotes for investigation of eg electronic crime. Background technique [0002] Banknotes are an important target for thieves and criminals. Considerable sums of banknotes are stolen from banks, cash carriers, stores and individuals as a result of robbery and theft. This often results in high-risk situations and insanity for people who are robbed, nearby or affected, as weapons are often used. Possible hostage situations and reckless driving of getaway vehicles, etc. Considerable sums disappear when cash delivery vehicles or cash vaults are robbed, and there are also examples of legitimate CIT companies using their customers' money as The credit buffer is used for themselves, which results in a large loss for the client when the CIT company becomes ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0017] Other disadvantages of this method are that anyone can delete the data in the memory device, this method lacks a central server that provides control, tracking and alerting services, so this method lacks The ability to generate a central alert, and the method also lacks the ability to allow circulation of notes registered for tracking / tracing purposes only to generate a central alert if a tracked / traceable note is detected, also requires manual Updating the memory device to register the identification of stolen banknotes

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