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On-line correction of check code line recognition in point-of-sale stations

  • US 7,264,163 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2005
  • Issued: 09/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of identifying a certificate at a point-of-sale terminal, said certificate having a code line of characters, said characters being represented by at least human-readable indicia, comprising the steps of:

  • conducting a first type of automatic character recognition on at least a first portion of said indicia at said point-of-sale terminal;

    conducting a second type of automatic character recognition on at least a second portion of said indicia at said point-of-sale terminal;

    responsively to said steps of conducting a first type of automatic character recognition and conducting a second type of automatic character recognition identifying at least one unrecognized character of said code line;

    generating an image of at least one of said human readable indicia that corresponds to said unrecognized character at said point-of-sale terminal;

    communicating said image to a remote human evaluator for identification of said unrecognized character by said human evaluator to define an identified character;

    returning said identified character to said point-of-sale terminal;

    replacing said unrecognized character with said identified character to form an identified code line; and

    communicating said identified code line to a payment system.

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