Methods for detecting fraudulent instruments

• US 6,315,329 B1
• Filed: 10/14/1999
• Issued: 11/13/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NM, LLC
• Original Assignee: Jonathan D. Greene
• Inventors: Greene, Jonathan D
• Primary Examiner(s): Fridie, Jr., Willmon
• Application Number:
  US09/417,891
• Time in Patent Office: 761 Days
• Field of Search: 283/67, 283/70, 283/57, 283/58, 283/111, 283/72, 235/468, 235/469, 235/454, 235/439, 235/435
• US Class Current: 283/67
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/29 Securities; Bank notes

Abstract

Methods for detecting fraudulent documents utilizing a plurality of fluorescent snippets on the document with other encryption data printed thereon with visible and invisible inks that becomes bright when subjected to certain light. The system combines visible and invisible data that is encrypted, totaled and when subjected to a algorithm will match a selected component of said data.

Claims

1. The method of detecting a fraudulent check comprising the steps of

providing at least first, second, and third field areas on a check,

coating at least one of said field areas with an invisible fluorescent ink,

providing a code system that identifies each of said field areas,

providing a first indicia in said first field area,

providing a second indicia in said second fixed area,

providing a first algorithm that combines said first and second indicia into a numerical summation,

printing said numerical summations in said third field area.

2. The method of claim 1 including the further step of

providing a second algorithm that interprets said first numeric indicia in its relationship to said numerical summation.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said second indicia is provided by the printer of said check and said first indicia is entered by the maker of said check, and providing a payor bank with a solving algorithm that de-codes said numerical summation so that said payor bank can determine the correctness of said second indicia with its relationship to said first indicia.

4. The method of claim 1 including the step of

providing an invisible bar code on said check with several components of information, and combining one and more of said components with other indicia on said check to establish said numerical summation.