System and method for verifying, setting, printing and guaranteeing checks at a remote location
First Claim
1. A method for printing and verifying checks over a network comprising the steps:
- connecting a client computer to a merchant server at a location remote from the client computer;
transmitting an order from the client computer to the merchant server;
using the client computer to select payment by check;
connecting the client computer to a check server;
inputting customer data at the client computer;
transmitting customer data from the client computer to the check server;
transmitting customer data from the check server to a check verification server;
confirming the order or payment by a message from the merchant server to the client computer and the check server by sending an electronic mail message to the client computer and the check server, where receipt of the confirming electronic message by the check server determines whether printing of the check is permitted;
transmitting an approval from the check verification server to the check server;
storing the approval from the check verification server in a merchant file in the check server;
transmitting an approval from the check verification server to the client computer;
downloading the merchant file from the check server to a check printing station; and
printing a check including data from the check server as a negotiable instrument at the remote location.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a system and method for verifying, settling, guaranteeing and printing checks at a remote location, preferably an electronic retailer'"'"'s facilities, via a network, preferably the Internet. The preferred method for verifying, settling, guaranteeing and printing checks over a network at a remote location comprises the following steps. A client computer is connected to a merchant server at a location remote from the client computer. An order is transmitted from the client computer to the merchant server. Payment by check is selected. The client computer is connected to a check server. Customer data is input to the client computer. The customer data is transmitted from the client computer to the check server. The customer data is transmitted from the check server to a check verification server. The check verification server transmits an approval, preferably comprising the customer data and a guarantee of payment to a merchant, to the client computer and the check server. The merchant server confirms the client computer'"'"'s order by electronic mail message to both the client computer and the check server. The approval from the check verification server is stored in a merchant file in the check server. The merchant file is downloaded from the check server to a check printing station at the location remote from the client computer. A secure printer, preferably a magnetic ink character recognition-enabled printer, connected to the check printing station prints a check. The merchant can then cash the check as a standard bank draft.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for printing and verifying checks over a network comprising the steps:
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connecting a client computer to a merchant server at a location remote from the client computer; transmitting an order from the client computer to the merchant server; using the client computer to select payment by check; connecting the client computer to a check server; inputting customer data at the client computer; transmitting customer data from the client computer to the check server; transmitting customer data from the check server to a check verification server; confirming the order or payment by a message from the merchant server to the client computer and the check server by sending an electronic mail message to the client computer and the check server, where receipt of the confirming electronic message by the check server determines whether printing of the check is permitted; transmitting an approval from the check verification server to the check server; storing the approval from the check verification server in a merchant file in the check server; transmitting an approval from the check verification server to the client computer; downloading the merchant file from the check server to a check printing station; and printing a check including data from the check server as a negotiable instrument at the remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for settling and verifying checks over a network comprising:
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a client computer connected via a network to a merchant server at a location remote from the client computer; a merchant server connected to a check printing station, a printer and a check server via a network, the check printing station, the printer, and the check server being at a location remote from the client computer; the check server connected via a network to a check verification server at a location remote from the client computer, the merchant server, the check server, the printing station, and the printer; the check server comprising a merchant file, the merchant file comprising an approval transmitted from the check verification server, information identifying an order transmitted from the client computer to the merchant server, and customer data inputted into the client computer and transmitted from the client computer to the check server; the check printing station comprising a copy of the merchant file downloaded from the check server such that the check printing station can use the downloaded merchant file to print a check using the printer; and the merchant server comprising a mechanism for confirming the order or payment to the client computer and the client verification server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for printing and verifying checks over a network for a customer to remotely purchase goods or services from a merchant using a check printed by the merchant, the method comprising;
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A customer utilizing a web browser to make a purchase selection, preview the check before it is printed and authorize printing of the check, a merchant downloading a merchant file from a check server accessed via the Internet and utilizing the merchant file to print a check including magnetic ink characters that identify a customer'"'"'s checking account in a first location as payment for a customer'"'"'s selection, from a second location remote from the first location, of goods and/or services offered by the merchant;
where the check being a negotiable instrument when printed by the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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