Owner MEI, Incorporated

Inventors Baudat, Gaston

Agent Watermark

Pub. Number AU-B-2003247029

PCT Number PCT/IB03/03128

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/001683

Priority 60/389,942 19.06.02 US

Filing date 18 June 2003

Wipo publication date 6 January 2004

Acceptance publication date 16 July 2009

G07D 5/02 (2006.01) Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency

G06K 9/62 (2006.01) Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means

G06T 7/00 (2006.01) Image analysis, e.g. from bit-mapped to non bit-mapped

G07D 5/04 (2006.01) Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency

G07D 5/08 (2006.01) Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency

G07D 7/00 (2006.01) Testing paper currency, securities, bonds, or similar valuable papers for genuineness

G07D 7/20 (2006.01) Testing paper currency, securities, bonds, or similar valuable papers for genuineness