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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103 Claims
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68. A system for processing checks comprising:
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at least one input receptacle configured to receive checks; at least one output receptacle configured to receive checks; an image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each check and extract one or more of an ABA number, an account number, or a check number from the check image; a transport mechanism configured to transport each check, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle; a memory configured to store one or more of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; a processor operable to compare the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number to the flagged ABA number, the flagged account number, and/or the flagged check number stored in the memory, and the processor further configured to identify, as a suspect check, any check that has a match. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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71. A method for processing checks, the method comprising:
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obtaining an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each of a plurality of checks; extracting, from the image of each of the plurality of checks, at least one of an ABA number, an account number, and a check number; storing at one or more of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; comparing the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number to the flagged ABA number, the flagged account number, and/or the flagged check number; and identifying, as a suspect check, any check with matching information. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73)
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74. A system for processing checks comprising:
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at least one input receptacle configured to receive checks; at least one output receptacle configured to receive checks; an image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each check and extracts, from the check image, one or more of an ABA number, an account number, or a check number; a discrimination and authentication unit configured to test each check using one or more tests for detecting counterfeit checks; a transport mechanism configured to transport each check, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner and past the discrimination and authentication unit, to the at least one output receptacle; a memory configured to store one or more of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; a processor operable to compare the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number to the flagged ABA number, the flagged account number, and/or the flagged check number and identify, as a suspect check, any check with matching information; and the processor further operable to update the flagged ABA number, the flagged account number, and/or the flagged check number stored in the memory with the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number of any check that fails any of the one or more tests for detecting counterfeit checks. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76)
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77. A method for processing checks, the method comprising:
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obtaining an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each of a plurality of checks; extracting, from the image of each of the plurality of checks, one or more of an ABA number, an account number, or a check number; storing one or more of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; comparing the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number to the flagged ABA number, the flagged account number, and/or the flagged check number; identifying, as a suspect check, any check with matching information; and testing each of the plurality of checks with one or more tests for detecting counterfeit checks; and updating the flagged ABA number, the flagged account number, and/or the flagged check number with the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number of each check that fails any of the one or more tests for detecting counterfeit checks. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79)
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80. 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 and checks; at least one output receptacle configured to receive currency bills and checks; an image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each currency bill and each check; the image scanner configured to extract a serial number from each currency bill image; the image scanner configured to extract one or more of an ABA number, an account number, or a check number from each check image; a transport mechanism configured to transport each currency bill and each check, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle; a memory configured to store at least one counterfeit currency bill serial number and one or more of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; a processor operable to compare the extracted serial number of each currency bill to the at least one counterfeit currency bill serial number stored in the memory, and to identify, as a suspect currency bill, any currency bill having a serial number that matches the at least one counterfeit currency bill serial number; and the processor further operable to compare the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number of each check to the flagged ABA number, the flagged account number, and/or the flagged check number stored in the memory, and to identify, as a suspect check, any check that has a match. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82)
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83. A method for processing currency bills and checks, the method comprising:
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obtaining an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each of a plurality of currency bills; obtaining an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each of a plurality of checks; extracting, from the image of each of the plurality of currency bills, a serial number; extracting, from the image of each of the plurality of checks, one or more of an ABA number, an account number, or a check number; storing at least one counterfeit currency bill serial number; storing one or more of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; comparing the extracted serial number to the at least one stored counterfeit currency bill serial number; comparing the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number of each of the plurality of checks to the at least one flagged ABA number, the at least one flagged account number, and/or the at least one flagged check number; identifying, as a suspect currency bill, the currency bills with the extracted serial numbers that match the at least one stored counterfeit currency bill serial number; and identifying, as a suspect check, the checks with the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number that match the flagged ABA number, the flagged account number, and/or the flagged check number. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85)
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86. 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 and checks; at least one output receptacle configured to receive currency bills and checks; an image scanner operable to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each currency bill and each check; the image scanner operable to extract a serial number from each currency bill image; the image scanner operable to extract at least one of an ABA number, an account number, or a check number from each check image; a discrimination and authentication unit linked to the controller operable to test each of the currency bills using one or more tests for detecting counterfeit currency bills; the discrimination and authentication unit further operable to test each of the checks using one or more tests for detecting counterfeit checks; a transport mechanism configured to transport each currency bill and each check, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner and past the discrimination and authentication unit, to the at least one output receptacle; a memory operable to store at least one counterfeit currency bill serial number and at least one of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; a processor operable to compare the extracted serial number of each currency bill to the at least one counterfeit currency bill serial number stored in the memory, and to identify, as a suspect currency bill, any currency bill having a serial number that matches the at least one counterfeit currency bill serial number; the processor further operable to compare the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number of each check to the at least one flagged ABA number, the at least one flagged account number, and/or the at least one flagged check number stored in the memory, and to identify, as a suspect check, any check that has a match; the processor further operable to update the memory to store as a counterfeit currency bill serial number the extracted serial number of each currency bill failing any of the one or more tests for detecting counterfeit currency bills; and the processor further operable to update the memory to store as a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, and a flagged check number the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number of each check failing any of the one or more tests for detecting counterfeit checks. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88)
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89. A method for processing currency bills and checks, the method comprising:
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obtaining an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each of a plurality of currency bills; obtaining an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each of a plurality of checks; extracting, from the image of each of the plurality of currency bills, a serial number; extracting, from the image of each of the plurality of checks, at least one of an ABA number, an account number, or a check number; storing at least one counterfeit currency bill serial number; storing at least one of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; comparing the extracted serial number to the at least one stored counterfeit currency bill serial number; comparing the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number of each of the plurality of checks to the at least one flagged ABA number, the at least one flagged account number, and/or the at least one flagged check number; identifying, as a suspect currency bill, the currency bills with the extracted serial numbers that match the at least one stored counterfeit currency bill serial number; identifying, as a suspect check, the checks with the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number that match the at least one flagged ABA number, the at least one flagged account number, and/or the at least one flagged check number. testing each of the plurality of currency bills with one or more tests for detecting counterfeit currency bills; testing each of the plurality of checks with one or more tests for detecting counterfeit checks; updating the at least one stored counterfeit currency bill serial number with the extracted serial number of each of the currency bills that fail any of the one or more tests for detecting counterfeit currency bills; and updating the at least one flagged ABA number, the at least one flagged account number, and/or the at least one flagged check number with the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number of each of the checks that fail any of the one or more tests for detecting counterfeit checks. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91)
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92. A system for processing documents, 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 scanning system configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each document and extract, from the document image, an amount of information which uniquely identifies the document, at least a portion of the documents including checks; a validation unit configured to test each of the documents using one or more tests for detecting counterfeit documents; a transport mechanism configured to transport each of the documents, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanning system and validation unit, to the at least one output receptacle; a memory configured to store an amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document; and a processor operable to compare the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each document to the stored amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document so as to identify, as a suspect document, any document with matching information, the processor further operable to update the counterfeit document information stored in the memory with the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each document that fails one or more tests for detecting counterfeit documents. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. A method for processing documents, comprising the acts of:
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obtaining an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each document, at least a portion of the documents including checks; extracting, from the document image, an amount of information which uniquely identifies the document; testing each of the documents using one or more tests for detecting counterfeit documents; transports each of the documents, one at a time, from an input receptacle to an output receptacle past a scanning system which performs the steps of obtaining, extracting and testing; storing an amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document; comparing the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each document to the stored amount of information which identifies at least one counterfeit document so as to identify, as a suspect document, any document with matching information; and updating the counterfeit document information stored in the memory with the extracted amount of information which uniquely identifies each document that fails one or more tests for detecting counterfeit documents. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101, 102, 103)
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