EP0679279B1 - Detection of counterfeit objects - Google Patents
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Claims (16)
- Apparatus for detecting counterfeit objects, the apparatus comprising:means (2; 104) for illuminating a test object with ultraviolet light;detector means (3,5; 105,106) for detecting (i) reflected light from said object having a first wavelength within a first wavelength band, (ii) fluorescent light from said object having a second wavelength within a second wavelength band different from said first wavelength band, said second wavelength band including wavelengths at which counterfeit objects may fluoresce when exposed to said ultraviolet light, and (iii) a reference light level from the illuminating means, the detector means being operable to provide a measurement output dependent upon the detected reflected light and the detected fluorescent light; anddecision means (4,7 to 13; 122,124,142,146,148,152) for deciding whether said object is counterfeit or not and providing an appropriate indication, the decision means being responsive to the detected reflected light and the detected fluorescent light and including comparison means (4; 142) for performing a comparison of at least the detected reflected light with the detected reference light level;
- Apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein said second wavelength band is within the range 400 to 500 nm.
- Apparatus according to any preceding claim including a glass plate (102) for supporting a said object on one side thereof with the illumination means (104) and the detector means (105,106) being located on the other side thereof and directed at the object through said glass plate.
- Apparatus according to Claim 3 including reference means (144) for storing a first reference level which is a function of the light reflected by the glass plate (102) in the absence of an object thereon and received by the detector means (105, 106).
- Apparatus according to any preceding claim including means responsive to the detector means to provide a record of the magnitude of the received signals having wavelengths in said first and second bands.
- Apparatus according to any preceding claim wherein said decision means comprises means (122,124) for providing a first indication when the object is counterfeit and for providing a second, different indication when the object is genuine.
- Apparatus according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the detector means (3,5) is operable to provide a single signal representative of the combination of the reflected ultraviolet light and the fluorescent light, said comparison means (4) being operable to compare said signal with a signal representative of the detected reference light level.
- Apparatus according to Claim 7, wherein said detector means (3,5) comprises a first sensor (3) for detecting reflected ultraviolet light and fluorescent light and a second sensor (5) for detecting the reference light level.
- Apparatus as claimed in any preceding claim, the apparatus being operable to detect counterfeit banknotes.
- Apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the decision means (4, 7 to 13; 122, 124, 142, 146, 148, 152) is operable to determine the authenticity of the banknote paper in response to the reflected light and the fluorescent light.
- Apparatus according to any preceding claim including shielding means for shielding said detector means from ambient light.
- Apparatus as claimed in claim 11, when dependent on claim 9 or 10, wherein the shield is a cover which provides a slot through which a banknote can be inserted onto a window through which said ultraviolet light passes.
- A method for determining the genuineness of a test object using counterfeit detection apparatus (17; 58; 100), the method comprising illuminating the test object with ultraviolet light and determining genuineness on the basis of the fluorescence of the test object and the ultraviolet light reflected therefrom, characterised in that the testing operation initially involves the manual positioning of the detection apparatus and test object relative to each other, and in that the genuineness decision uses an ultraviolet reflective measurement having a magnitude which is determined by the absolute reflectivity of the test object and not by the relationship between the reflected light and a reference light level dependent on the test object.
- A method as claimed in claim 13, for detecting the genuineness of banknotes.
- A method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the step of determining genuineness comprises determining the authenticity of the banknote paper.
- A method as claimed in claim 13, 14 or 15, wherein the genuineness decision uses an ultraviolet reference measurement which is representative of and varies substantially only with the intensity of the ultraviolet light illuminating the test object, the decision involving comparing this with at least the reflected ultraviolet light level.
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