Document Processing System
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Abstract
A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the documents from the transport mechanism after being transported past the image scanner and the discrimination unit. The image scanner obtains an image of the documents, obtains an image of a selected area of the documents, and obtains information contained in the selected area of the document. The discrimination unit determines the authenticity of the document. A system controller directs the flows of documents over the transport mechanism.
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60 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A document processing method, comprising the acts of:
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receiving one or more documents in a document receiving device; scanning the documents to obtain at least a partial image from at least one side of the received documents; using a processor, extracting a unique identifier from the images obtained from the documents; using the processor or another processor, combining into a data file a transaction identifier and the unique identifiers for the documents; and storing the data file in a location accessible by an accounting system. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for processing documents, the instructions comprising:
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scanning a stack of documents to obtain an image of at least one side of each document; extracting a unique identifier from the image of the documents; combining into a data file the unique identifiers and a transaction identifier for the documents; and storing the data file in a location accessible by an accounting system. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of processing documents, comprising the acts of:
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scanning a plurality of documents to obtain a video image of a unique identifier from at least one side of each document; using a processor, extracting the unique identifier from the video image; generating a transaction identifier associated with the plurality of documents; storing the unique identifier and the transaction identifier in a data file on a storage device; and analyzing the unique identifier to authenticate the plurality of documents. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of authenticating a document, comprising the acts of:
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scanning a plurality of documents to obtain video images of the documents; using a processor, extracting unique identifiers from the video images of the documents; generating a transaction identifier associated with the documents; combining the unique identifiers and the transaction identifier into a data file; storing the data file on a storage device; establishing a communications link between the storage device and a remote computer; and using the processor or another processor associated with the remote computer, comparing the data file to stored master data to authenticate the document. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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Specification