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Document processing system using full image scanning

  • US 7,881,519 B2
  • Filed: 08/19/2009
  • Issued: 02/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for processing documents, the system comprising:

  • at least one input receptacle configured to receive documents;

    at least one output receptacle configured to receive documents;

    an image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each document and extract, from each document image, an amount of information which uniquely identifies the document;

    a transport mechanism configured to transport each document, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle;

    a memory that is remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner, the memory configured to store an amount of information that identifies at least one counterfeit document;

    a controller linked to the image scanner, the controller operable to create a searchable file containing extracted document information, and the controller further operable to store the searchable file in the memory; and

    a processor linked to the memory, the processor remotely located from the at least one input receptacle and the image scanner.

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