| US 7,464,868 B2 | ||
| Coin-discriminator voucher anti-counterfeiting method and apparatus | ||
| David J. Brown, Sammamish, Wash. (US); Kirk Beach, Issaquah, Wash. (US); Daniel A. Gerrity, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Steven Geiger, Stanwood, Wash. (US); Timothy Manion, Seattle, Wash. (US); and Scott Scherer, San Francisco, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Coinstar, Inc., Bellevue, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 19, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/894,358. | ||
| Application 10/894358 is a continuation of application No. 10/653699, filed on Sep. 02, 2003, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0121507 A1, Jun. 09, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—383 [235/379; 235/381; 283/70; 283/72; 283/902] | 32 Claims |
| 1. A method for providing a substrate in a coin discriminator having a discriminator printer, the method comprising:
providing a first indicia on a first surface of a substrate, wherein the first indicia has an altered appearance when photocopied;
providing a second indicia on a second surface of the substrate;
providing a third indicia on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the third indicia on the first surface is visibly
registered with the second indicia on the second surface when the substrate is visually inspected from the second surface;
providing a preprinted serial number on the first surface of the substrate; and
printing a discriminator-printed number on the first surface of the substrate with the discriminator printer, wherein the
discriminator-printed number is positioned proximate to the preprinted serial number, and wherein the discriminator-printed
number matches the preprinted serial number.
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