US Patent 7857114 Banknote discrimination apparatus and banknote discrimination method

A banknote discrimination apparatus includes bodies and a plurality of sensors each detachably provided to the bodies and adapted for detecting a banknote. The banknote discrimination apparatus further includes a control unit adapted for discriminating the banknote, based on detection information detected by each sensor. The control unit is configured to discriminate the banknote, by using the detection information detected by one of the plurality of sensors, which is newly attached to one of the bodies, in addition to the detection information detected by the sensor or sensors already attached to the bodies, if the one of the plurality of sensors is attached to the one of the bodies.