Document Processing System Using Full Image Scanning
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Abstract
A system for tracking currency bills comprises a currency scanning device. The scanning device includes a sensor that retrieves currency identification characteristic information of each bill processed. The currency identification characteristic information permits the unique identification of each bill processed. The system further comprises a customer identification means and means for associating each processed bill with the customer depositing the bill. Means for identifying the customer (or customer account) associated with a particular processed bill after the deposit transaction has been completed is also included in the system.
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91 Claims
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68. A system for processing documents, the system comprising:
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at least one input receptacle configured to receive documents; at least one output receptacle configured to receive documents; an image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each document and extract, from each document image, an amount of information which uniquely identifies the document; a transport mechanism configured to transport each document, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle; a memory that is remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner, the memory configured to store an amount of information that identifies at least one counterfeit document; a controller linked to the image scanner, the controller operable to create a searchable file containing extracted document information, and the controller further operable to store the searchable file in the memory; and a processor linked to the memory, the processor remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A system for processing documents, the system comprising:
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at least one input receptacle configured to receive documents; at least one output receptacle configured to receive documents; an image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each document and extract, from each document image, an amount of information which uniquely identifies the document; a transport mechanism configured to transport each document, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle; a memory that is remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner, the memory operable to store an amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document; a controller linked to the image scanner, the controller operable to create a searchable file for each received document, the searchable file comprising the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies the document and the image of at least a portion of at least one side of the document, and the controller further operable to store the searchable file in the memory; a processor linked to the memory, the processor remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner, the processor operable to compare the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies the document and is stored in the searchable file to the amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document and is stored in the memory, and the processor further operable to identify, as a suspect document, any document having a match; a discrimination and authentication unit that is remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner, the discrimination and authentication unit linked to the memory and the processor, the discrimination and authentication unit operable to test each document image stored in the searchable file using one or more tests for detecting counterfeit documents; and the processor further operable to update the amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document stored in the memory with the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each document that fails any of the one or more tests for detecting counterfeit documents. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76)
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77. A system for processing documents, the system comprising:
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at least one input receptacle configured to receive documents related to a transaction; at least one output receptacle configured to receive documents; an image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each document and extract, from each document image, an amount of information which uniquely identifies the document; a transport mechanism configured to transport each document, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle; a memory that is remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner, the memory configured to store an amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document; a controller linked to the image scanner, the controller configured to create a searchable file for the transaction, the searchable file comprising the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each document related to the transaction, and the controller further configured to store the searchable file in the memory; a processor linked to the memory, the processor remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner, the processor configured to compare the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies the document and is stored in the searchable file to the amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document and is stored in the memory, and the processor further identifies, as a suspect document, any document having a match; a discrimination and authentication unit that is remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner, the discrimination and authentication unit linked to the memory and the processor, the discrimination and authentication unit configured to test each document image stored in the searchable file using one or more tests for detecting counterfeit documents; and the processor further configured to update the amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document stored in the memory with the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each document that fails any of the one or more tests for detecting counterfeit documents. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80)
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81. A system for processing currency bills and checks, the system comprising:
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at least one input receptacle configured to receive currency bills; at least one input receptacle configured to receive checks; at least one output receptacle configured to receive currency bills; at least one output receptacle configured to receive checks; a first image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each received currency bill and extract from each currency bill image, an amount of information which uniquely identifies the currency bill; a second image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each received check and extract from each check image, an amount of information which uniquely identifies the check; a transport mechanism configured to transports each of the received currency bills, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle that receives currency bills, past the first image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle that receives currency bills; a second transport mechanism configured to transports each of the received checks, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle that receives checks, past the second image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle that receives checks; a memory operable to store an amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit currency bill and an amount of information which identifies at least one flagged check; and a controller linked to the first image scanner, the second image scanner, and the memory, the controller operable to compare the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each received currency bill to the amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit currency bill stored in the memory, and to identify, as a suspect currency bill, any currency bill that has a match; and the controller operable to compare the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each received check to the amount of information which identifies at least one flagged check stored in the memory, and to identify, as a suspect check, any check that has a match.
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82. A system for processing documents, the system comprising:
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a means for obtaining an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each of a plurality of documents; a means for extracting, from the image of each of the plurality of documents, an amount of information which uniquely identifies the document; a means for storing an amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document; a means for comparing the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each of the plurality of documents to the stored amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document; and a means for identifying, as a suspect document, the documents with matching information. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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