Endorsement printing by building characters
AssigneeBurroughs Payment Systems, Inc.
InventorsJohan P. Bakker, J. Michael Spall
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Abstract
A document processor receives a document to be processed and captures data from the document. The document processor includes a plurality of processing devices and conveys documents past the plurality of processing devices to allow the processing devices to perform operations on the documents. A programmable endorser prints an endorsement on a document as the document is processed. The programmable endorser includes a plurality of character segments in the form of various shapes such that the endorsement is printed by building characters from the character segments.
Claims20
An apparatus for capturing data from checks and other financial and payment-related documents, the apparatus comprising:
- a compact, desktop document processor base unit including an input slot for receiving a check to be processed;
- a transport stage located within the base unit, the transport stage including a plurality of processing devices, the transport stage conveying documents past the plurality of processing devices and the processing devices performing operations on the documents;
- wherein the transport stage receives a document in the input slot, and routes the document past the plurality of processing devices;
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- wherein the plurality of processing devices includes a programmable endorser for printing an endorsement on a document as the document is processed, the programmable endorser including a plurality of character segments in the form of various shapes such that the endorsement is printed by building characters from the character segments.
An apparatus for capturing data from checks and other financial and payment-related documents, the apparatus comprising:
- a feeder stage for receiving a check to be processed;
- a transport stage including a plurality of processing devices, the transport stage conveying documents past the plurality of processing devices and the processing devices performing operations on the documents;
- wherein the transport stage receives a document from the feeder stage, and routes the document past the plurality of processing devices;
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- wherein the plurality of processing devices includes a programmable endorser for printing an endorsement on a document as the document is processed, the programmable endorser including a plurality of character segments in the form of various shapes such that the endorsement is printed by building characters from the character segments.
An apparatus for capturing data from documents, the apparatus comprising:
- a document processor for receiving a document to be processed, the document processor including a plurality of processing devices and conveying documents past the plurality of processing devices to allow the processing devices to perform operations on the documents;
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- wherein the plurality of processing devices includes a programmable device for printing a message on a document as the document is processed, the programmable device including a plurality of character segments in the form of various shapes such that the message is printed by building characters from the character segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.