Matthew Aaron Anderson

US Patent:

6721442, Apr 13, 2004

Filed:

Mar 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/799261

Inventors:

Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL
Frank M. Csulits - Gurnee IL
Matthew L. Anderson - Salem WI
Gary P. Watts - Buffalo Grove IL
Richard A. Mazur - Naperville IL
Charles P. Jenrick - Schaumburg IL
Bradford T. Graves - Arlington Heights IL

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G06K 900

US Classification:

382135, 382321, 194334

Abstract:

A document handling system is configured for processing a variety of different documents. The system includes an input receptacle for receiving a stack of documents, a standard sensor for scanning at least one non-color characteristic of the bills in the stack, a color sensor for scanning the color characteristics of the bills, and an output receptacle for receiving the bills after they have been processed. A transport mechanism is included for transporting bills, one at a time, from the input receptacle past the sensors to the output receptacle. An operator interface is provided for displaying information to an operator and inputting information to the system. A processor is also included for processing the data gathered from the sensors to evaluate the bills.

US Patent:

6798899, Sep 28, 2004

Filed:

Jan 4, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/754511

Inventors:

Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL
Heinz W. Schreiter - Plainfield IL
Matthew L. Anderson - Salem WI

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G06K 900

US Classification:

382135, 271 1009, 271 1011, 271119, 271120, 194238, 194291

Abstract:

A document feeding apparatus for use with a document processing device. The document feeding apparatus comprises an input receptacle adapted to receive a stack of documents and at least one feeding wheel adapted to strip documents, one at a time, from the stack of documents. The feeding wheel includes a moveable insert having a high friction surface adapted to engage and to advance each of the documents.

US Patent:

8162125, Apr 24, 2012

Filed:

Apr 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/758876

Inventors:

Frank M. Csulits - Gurnee IL, US
William J. Jones - Barrington IL, US
Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL, US
Matthew L. Anderson - Salem WI, US
Robert J. Klein - Chicago IL, US
Ralf H. Jaeger - Kildeer IL, US
David R. Badalamenti - Arlington Heights IL, US

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G07F 7/04

US Classification:

194206, 194207, 382135, 382137, 382138, 382139, 382140

Abstract:

An input receptacle receives currency bills and checks. A transport mechanism transports the bills and checks along a transport path to an output receptacle. An image scanner, adjacent the transport path, is configured to generate one or more electrical signals from which image data can be derived. The image data is reproducible as a visually readable image of at least a portion of each of the plurality of documents. A controller is configured to determine a denomination of each of the currency bills. In response to the controller not determining a denomination of one of the currency bills, the controller flags the currency bill as a no-call document by causing at least a portion of the image data to be displayed as a visually readable image of the flagged currency bill on the display.

US Patent:

8204293, Jun 19, 2012

Filed:

Mar 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/044720

Inventors:

Frank M. Csulits - Gurnee IL, US
Matthew Anderson - Salem WI, US
John R. Blake - St. Charles IL, US
Curtis W. Hallowell - Palantine IL, US
Robert J. Klein - Chicago IL, US
Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL, US
Gary Watts - Buffalo Grove IL, US

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

382135, 382137, 235379, 705 45

Abstract:

A document processing system comprising one or more document scanning devices that extract information from document images that uniquely identify a document. The system further comprises a central processor remotely connected to the document scanning devices. The central processor is configured to receive the document images and the extracted information from the document scanning devices and is further configured to execute a correction routine configured to adjust errors in the extracted information from the document image.

US Patent:

8391583, Mar 5, 2013

Filed:

Jul 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/836429

Inventors:

Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL, US
Antony D. Susai - St. Charles IL, US
William J. Jones - Barrington IL, US
Frank M. Csulits - Gurnee IL, US
Matthew L. Anderson - Salem WI, US
Robert J. Klein - Chicago IL, US
Ralf H. Jaeger - Kildeer IL, US
David R. Badalamenti - Arlington Heights IL, US
Dale E. Beutel - Grayslake IL, US

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382135, 209534, 235379, 346 71, 902 7

Abstract:

Currency bills are received, transported, and imaged to produce image data from which a visually readable image of each currency bill can be reproduced. Each of the currency bills includes a denomination, a serial number, and a set of secondary identifiers. One of the currency bills is determined to be a suspect bill. The suspect bill serial number is attempted to be extracted from the image data associated with the suspect bill. In response to failing to extract a complete serial number of the suspect bill, a serial number field in a suspect report is populated with a serial number snippet image.

US Patent:

8417017, Apr 9, 2013

Filed:

Apr 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/758916

Inventors:

Dale E. Beutel - Grayslake IL, US
Frank M. Csulits - Gurnee IL, US
Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL, US
Matthew L. Anderson - Salem WI, US
Robert J. Klein - Chicago IL, US
Ralf H. Jaeger - Kildeer IL, US
David R. Badalamenti - Arlington Heights IL, US

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382135, 340 586

Abstract:

A method of using a document processing system includes receiving a target serial number via an input device communicatively connected to a document processing system and determining if the target serial number exactly matches one of a plurality of stored serial numbers residing in a memory. Each stored serial number is associated with a record. Each record includes customer account identification information that can be used to identify a customer account previously credited for a deposit of a currency bill having the stored serial number. In response to the target serial number not exactly matching any of the stored serial numbers, the method further includes displaying a wildcard search element on a display of the document processing system.

US Patent:

8428332, Apr 23, 2013

Filed:

Apr 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/758911

Inventors:

Frank M. Csulits - Gurnee IL, US
William J. Jones - Barrington IL, US
Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL, US
Matthew L. Anderson - Salem WI, US
Robert J. Klein - Chicago IL, US
Gary P. Watts - Buffalo Grove IL, US
John E. Jones - Winnetka IL, US
Ralf H. Jaeger - Kildeer IL, US
David R. Badalamenti - Arlington Heights IL, US

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382135, 235379, 356 71, 902 7

Abstract:

A batch of bills is received, transported, and imaged to produce image data. The image data is reproducible as a visually readable image of at least a portion of each of the plurality of currency bills. Each currency bill includes a respective serial number. The serial numbers are extracted from the image data for each of the currency bills. Each extracted serial number is compared with a plurality of serial numbers in a currency bill database to determine if a currency bill associated with an extracted serial number is a suspect currency bill. One of the plurality of currency bills is determined to be a suspect currency bill based on the comparing. In response to determining the suspect currency bill, at least a portion of the produced image data is displayed as a visually readable image of the suspect currency bill on a display unit of the document processing system.

US Patent:

8433123, Apr 30, 2013

Filed:

Apr 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/758857

Inventors:

Frank M. Csulits - Gurnee IL, US
William J. Jones - Barrington IL, US
Douglas U. Mennie - Barrington IL, US
Matthew L. Anderson - Salem WI, US
Robert J. Klein - Chicago IL, US
Gary P. Watts - Buffalo Grove IL, US
John E. Jones - Winnetka IL, US
Paul A. Jones - Glenview IL, US
Ralf H. Jaeger - Kildeer IL, US
David R. Badalamenti - Arlington Heights IL, US

Assignee:

Cummins-Allison Corp. - Mt. Prospect IL

International Classification:

G06K 9/00

US Classification:

382135, 209534, 235379, 356 71

Abstract:

A document processing system includes a communications port and a controller. The communications port is configured to communicatively couple the document processing system to a network and to receive a data file associated with a deposit amount. The data file includes customer deposit information associated with documents. The controller is configured to determine if any of the first plurality of documents are suspect documents based on a comparison of the customer deposit information with suspect information. The controller is configured to generate a credit instruction for an amount equal to a percentage of the deposit amount minus an amount associated with ones of the documents determined to be suspect documents. In response to the controller determining that one of the first plurality of documents is a suspect document, the controller is configured to transmit a notice over the network. The notice includes image data associated with the determined suspect document.