Methods of operating an image-based check processing system to detect a double feed condition of carrier envelopes and an apparatus therefor
First Claim
1. A method of operating an image-based check processing system to detect a double feed condition of document items, the method comprising:
- reading one magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) codeline from a first predefined area of an image of a document item;
based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the first predefined area of the item image, determining if the document item is a carrier envelope;
concluding that the document item is not a double-fed item when a determination is made that the document item is a carrier-envelope based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the first predefined area of the item image;
concluding that the document item is potentially a double-fed item when a determination is made that the document item is not a carrier envelope based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the first predefined area of the item image;
reading one MICR codeline from a second predefined area which is different from the first predefined area of the item image;
based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the second predefined area of the item image, determining if the item image has a valid MICR codeline;
concluding that the document item is not a double-fed item when a determination is made that one valid MICR codeline has been read from the second predefined area of the item image;
concluding that the document item is potentially a double-fed item when a determination is made that one valid MICR codeline has not been read from the second predefined area of the item image; and
alerting an operator to indicate a potentially double-fed item when a determination is made that document item is not a carrier envelope based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the first predefined area of the item image and a determination is made that one valid MICR codeline has not been read from the second predefined area of the item image.
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Abstract
A method is provided of operating an image-based check processing system to detect a double feed condition of carrier envelopes. An example method includes attempting to read a magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) codeline from a first predefined area of an image of a document item, determining if the document item is a carrier envelope, concluding that the document item is not a double-fed item when a determination is made that the document item is a carrier envelope, and concluding that the document item is potentially a double-fed item when a determination is made that the document item is not a carrier envelope.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of operating an image-based check processing system to detect a double feed condition of document items, the method comprising:
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reading one magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) codeline from a first predefined area of an image of a document item; based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the first predefined area of the item image, determining if the document item is a carrier envelope; concluding that the document item is not a double-fed item when a determination is made that the document item is a carrier-envelope based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the first predefined area of the item image; concluding that the document item is potentially a double-fed item when a determination is made that the document item is not a carrier envelope based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the first predefined area of the item image; reading one MICR codeline from a second predefined area which is different from the first predefined area of the item image; based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the second predefined area of the item image, determining if the item image has a valid MICR codeline; concluding that the document item is not a double-fed item when a determination is made that one valid MICR codeline has been read from the second predefined area of the item image; concluding that the document item is potentially a double-fed item when a determination is made that one valid MICR codeline has not been read from the second predefined area of the item image; and alerting an operator to indicate a potentially double-fed item when a determination is made that document item is not a carrier envelope based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the first predefined area of the item image and a determination is made that one valid MICR codeline has not been read from the second predefined area of the item image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A check processing apparatus comprising:
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a document feed mechanism having a document feed path; a magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) codeline reader arranged to read a MICR codeline from a document item as the document item is transported along the document feed path from an upstream end of the document feed path to a downstream end of the document feed path; an imaging camera arranged to capture image data which is representative of an image of the document item as the document item is transported along the document feed path; and an optical character recognition (OCR) reader arranged to perform an OCR read of an image of the document item as the document item is transported along the document feed path; and a processor programmed to (i) read one MICR codeline from a first predefined area of the item image, (ii) determine if the document item is a carrier envelope based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the first predefined area of the item image, and (iii) conclude that the document item is not a double-fed item when a determination is made that the document item is a carrier envelope, (iv) conclude that the document item is potentially a double-fed item when a determination is made that the document item is not a carrier envelope, (v) read one MICR codeline from a second predefined area which is different from the first predefined area of the item image, (vi) determine if the second predefined area of the item image has one valid MICR codeline based upon the read of one MICR codeline from the second predefined area of the item image, (vii) conclude that the document item is not a double-fed item when a determination is made that one valid MICR codeline has been read from the second predefined area of the item image, (viii) conclude that the document item is potentially a double-fed item when a determination is made that one valid MICR codeline has not been read from the second predefined area of the item image, and (ix) alert an operator to indicate a potentially double-fed item when a conclusion is made that the document item is potentially a double-fed item. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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