Method and apparatus for printing documents that include MICR characters
First Claim
1. A computerized method of creating and printing documents having one or more magnetic ink characters, said method comprising:
- laying out a document to be printed by identifying and positioning data fields within a displayed representation of the document to be printed;
identifying the locations within the data fields and elsewhere on the displayed representation of the document where magnetic ink characters are to be printed;
comparing the identified locations where magnetic ink characters are to be printed with predetermined specifications for such locations; and
adjusting the identified locations on the representation of the document to be printed to conform to the predetermined specifications.
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Abstract
A computerized method of creating and printing documents having one or more magnetic ink characters includes identifying and positioning data fields within a displayed representation of the document to be printed. Locations are identified within the data fields and elsewhere on the displayed representation of the document where magnetic ink characters are to be printed. The identified locations where magnetic ink characters are to be printed are compared with predetermined specifications for such locations. The identified locations on the representation of the document to be printed are adjusted to conform to the predetermined specifications.
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1. A computerized method of creating and printing documents having one or more magnetic ink characters, said method comprising:
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laying out a document to be printed by identifying and positioning data fields within a displayed representation of the document to be printed;
identifying the locations within the data fields and elsewhere on the displayed representation of the document where magnetic ink characters are to be printed;
comparing the identified locations where magnetic ink characters are to be printed with predetermined specifications for such locations; and
adjusting the identified locations on the representation of the document to be printed to conform to the predetermined specifications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for creating and printing documents having one or more magnetic ink characters, said system comprising:
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a computer having a display, at least one input device, and memory;
application software stored in said memory of said computer and being executable thereby, said application software enabling a user thereof to lay out and display on said display a representation of a document to be printed, identify the locations within the document where magnetic ink characters are to be printed, compare the identified locations where magnetic ink characters are to be printed with predetermined specifications for such locations, and adjust the identified locations on the representation of the document to be printed to conform with the predetermined specifications. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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