Bill handling device and control method for same

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EP 2 000 989 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	06.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/19

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50

(21)	Application number: 08009517.7

(22)	Date of filing: 23.05.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G07D 7/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK RS

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Priority:

29.05.2007 JP 2007141821

(71)	Applicant: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp.
	Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0032 (JP)

(72)	Inventors:
	Fujita, Junji c/o Hitachi Ltd. Int. Prop.Group Tokyo 100-8220 (JP) Kadowaki, Minoru c/o Hitachi Ltd. Int. Prop.Group Tokyo 100-8220 (JP) Kato, Riichi c/o Hitachi Ltd. Int. Prop.Group Tokyo 100-8220 (JP) Shibata, Shinji c/o Hitachi Ltd. Int. Prop.Group Tokyo 100-8220 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Strehl, Peter
	Patentanwälte Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner Maximilianstrasse 54 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	Bill handling device and control method for same

(57) The bill handling device includes a accepting/dispensing slot 220 for making a deposit or withdrawal of paper money bills; a bill discriminating unit 230 for discriminating authenticity of bills which have been input to the accepting/dispensing slot; a first repository 260 which escrows authentic bills; a second repository 240 different from the first repository 260 for storing counterfeit bills; a third repository 250 different from the first repository260 and the second repository240 for storing questionable bills; and a transport unit 270, 272 for transporting authentic bills in the first repository and questionable bills in the third repository to the accepting/dispensing slot in the event that a refund instruction from the user is detected.

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