Automated payment system and method
AssigneeCummins-Allison Corp.
InventorJohn E. Jones
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An automated payment system for processing payment by a customer to a company. The payment system includes a document scanning system which has an input receptacle adapted to accept a document. After receiving an authorization agreement from the customer, the scanner acquires at least one image from the document. Also provided is a first computer adapted to receive images from the document scanning system. Adapted to communicate information represented by the image, a first communication link couples the document scanning system and the first computer. The payment system also includes a second computer adapted to receive images which is in communication with the first computer via a second communication link. The second communication link is adapted to communicate images and payment information.
Claims21
A system for processing original checks, the system comprising:
- a document scanning system having:
- an input receptacle for receiving an original check;
- and
- at least one image scanner for scanning both sides of the original check, wherein the at least one image scanner obtains images of both sides of the original check;
- a first computer communicatively coupled to the document scanning system, the first computer electronically transmitting the images of both sides of the original check over a communications link;
- and
- a second computer which receives the electronically transmitted images of both sides of the original check and prints a substitute check from the received images of both sides of the original check.
A method for processing original checks, comprising:
- scanning both sides of an original check to obtain images of both sides of the original check;
- receiving the images of both sides of the original check at a first computer;
- electronically transmitting the images of both sides of the original check from the first computer over a communications link;
- and
- receiving the electronically transmitted images of both sides of the original check at a second computer and printing a substitute check from the received images of both sides of the original check.
A financial institution document processing network, comprising:
- a document scanning system including a plurality of image scanners each operating to receive original checks and image both sides of the received original checks;
- and
- a computer communicatively coupled to the document scanning system, the computer operating to print substitute checks from the images of both sides of the original checks.
21-33. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.