Security of negotiable instruments thru the application of color to xerographic images
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1. A fraud prevention method to be used in creating MICR readable images out of previously fused non-magnetic images, comprising the steps of:
- providing a substrate containing non-magnetic images on a surface thereof;
providing a film including a heat resistant backing member with colored, highly reflective media and a magnetite media adhered thereto; and
providing a heater member positioned adjacent said backing member and adapted to contact and heat said backing member and press said colored media and magnetite media against predetermined portions of said non-magnetic images in order to fuse said colored, highly reflective media and said magnetic media onto said non-magnetic images and thereby render the resultant images readable by MICR readers and highly resistant to forgery.
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Abstract
A fraud prevention system for magnetic ink character recognition includes providing a colored, highly reflective media and magnetic media over a non-magnetic toned image which can be an on-line or off-line component of an imaging apparatus. Colored media and magnetic ink are applied to selected characters from a thin film that includes a layer of colored media and a layer of magnetic media by utilizing a heater member to promote release of the colored and magnetic media to the previously toned characters.
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1. A fraud prevention method to be used in creating MICR readable images out of previously fused non-magnetic images, comprising the steps of:
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providing a substrate containing non-magnetic images on a surface thereof; providing a film including a heat resistant backing member with colored, highly reflective media and a magnetite media adhered thereto; and providing a heater member positioned adjacent said backing member and adapted to contact and heat said backing member and press said colored media and magnetite media against predetermined portions of said non-magnetic images in order to fuse said colored, highly reflective media and said magnetic media onto said non-magnetic images and thereby render the resultant images readable by MICR readers and highly resistant to forgery. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of providing fraud preventive MICR images, including the steps of:
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providing a substrate containing non-magnetic images on a surface thereof; and fusing a colored, highly reflective colored layer of material and a magnetite layer on top of said non-magnetic images. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method for creating fraud preventive MICR readable images out of previously fused non-magnetic images, comprising the steps of:
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providing a substrate containing non-magnetic images on a surface thereof; providing a film including a heat resistant backing member with separate layers of a colored, highly reflective media and a magnetite media adhered thereto; and providing a heater member positioned adjacent said backing member; moving said substrate containing non-magnetic images on a surface thereof into contact with said backing member; pressing said colored and magnetite media against predetermined portions of said non-magnetic images; and heating said colored and magnetite media with said heater member in order to thereby cause said magnetite media to fuse to said non-magnetic images and thereby render the resultant images readable by MICR readers and highly resistant to manual alterations. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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