System and method of coin selection

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EP 2 107 533 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/23

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	07.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/41

(21)	Application number: 09380046.4

(22)	Date of filing: 10.03.2009

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G07D 5/10^(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA RS

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Priority:

10.03.2008 ES 200800685

(71)	Applicant: Azkoyen Medios de Pago, S.A.
	31350 Peralta (Navarra) (ES)

(72)	Inventors:
	Calleja Lafuente, Miguel Angel 31350 - Peralta - Navarra (ES) Ruiz de Larramendi de Carlos, Pablo 31350 - Peralta - Navarra (ES) Pina Insausti, Josè Luis 31350 - Peralta - Navarra (ES) Subiza García, Mikel 31350 - Peralta - Navarra (ES)

(74)	Representative: Carvajal y Urquijo, Isabel et al
	Clarke, Modet & Co. Goya 11 28001 Madrid 28001 Madrid (ES)

(54)	System and method of coin selection

(57) Coin selector system which comprises, at least:
(i) a first light sender element (1);
(ii) a second receiver element (2) of the light transmitted by the first sender element (1); and
(iii) means to process the signal;

all of which is done in such a way that there is no significant coupling between the sender element (1) and the receiver element (2) without the presence of a coin (10), while there will exist a coupling at the interposition of the coin (10) edge.

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