Coin identification apparatus, coin processing apparatus, and coin identification method

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PATENT NO 11127120
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16582238

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A coin identification apparatus includes: a line sensor that detects line image data of a coin being conveyed, the coin being subject to identification; an acquisition unit that acquires the line image data at predetermined sampling intervals; an estimation unit that calculates, for each of the acquired line image data items, a similarity between the acquired line image data and reference line data for each angle, the reference line data being a part of reference pattern image data indicating a coin having a reference pattern, the estimation unit estimating a rotary angle of the coin subject to identification based on the calculated similarity; a correction unit that corrects the line image data based on the estimated rotary angle; and an identification unit that identifies the coin subject to identification based on the corrected line image data.

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LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO LTD1-12-5 NISHI-SHINSAIBASHI CHUO-KU OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 5420086

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Oba, Yosuke Kawaguchi, JP 2 1
Takahashi, Masataka Matsudo, JP 17 326

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