System and apparatus for remotely printing certified documents
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1. A communication system for printing certified checks at a remote customer location, comprising:
- a customer communication device operative to send a customer request for issuing a certified check;
a web server operative to receive and process the customer request and to generate an image file of the requested certified check upon processing the customer request;
a link-up system coupled to the web server for receiving the image file and operative to transmit the image file via a communication link; and
a printer located at the remote customer location and coupled to the link-up system via the communication link, whereby the printer is operative to print the certified check upon receiving the transmitted image thereof.
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Abstract
A communication system for remotely and securely printing certified checks via the Internet includes a customer communication device operative to initiate communication with a web server which is in communication with a system bank capable of creating an image file of the certified check which is securely encrypted and transmitted back to the customer via the Internet.
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1. A communication system for printing certified checks at a remote customer location, comprising:
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a customer communication device operative to send a customer request for issuing a certified check;
a web server operative to receive and process the customer request and to generate an image file of the requested certified check upon processing the customer request;
a link-up system coupled to the web server for receiving the image file and operative to transmit the image file via a communication link; and
a printer located at the remote customer location and coupled to the link-up system via the communication link, whereby the printer is operative to print the certified check upon receiving the transmitted image thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 56, 57, 58)
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32. A communication system for printing certified checks at a customer location comprising:
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a customer communication device operative to send a customer request for issuing a certified check to the central unit;
a web server located at the central unit and operative to receive and process the customer request;
a link-up system coupled to the web server for generating an image file of the requested certified check upon processing the customer request, the link-up system being operative to transmit the image file of the certified check via a communication link; and
a printer located at the remote customer location and coupled to the link-up system via the communication link, whereby the printer is operative to print the certified check upon receiving the transmitted image thereof. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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33. A method for printing a certified check at a remote location, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a customer request to issue a certified check to a central location;
creating an image file of the requested certified check at the central location in response to receiving the customer request;
transmitting the image file via the communication link to the remote location; and
printing the issued certified check upon receiving the image file at the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A system for printing a certified check at a remote location, comprising:
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a financial institution maintaining accounts upon which certified checks may be written;
a request to the bank to prepare a certified check for the remote location;
a bank system for preparing an image file of a certified check based on an account and an approval by the bank;
a communication link to the remote location for transmitting the image file from the bank to the remote location; and
a printer at the remote location and coupled to the communication link to print the certified check. - View Dependent Claims (65)
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