Printing apparatus, reading apparatus, and processing system for checks
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorHiroshi Ono
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Abstract
A check processing system that prints a payment amount on a personal check comprising a POS terminal installed at the shop where the check is tendered, and a symbol reading/MIC printing apparatus installed only at a processing facility. At the shop, the payment amount is input to the POS terminal where this amount is encoded and printed on the check with a two-dimensional symbol. The check is then sent to the processing facility after it is signed by the customer. Checks are processed all together at the processing facility. The symbol reading/MIC printing apparatus reads the payment amount from the two-dimensional symbol and prints that amount on the check with magnetic ink characters.
Claims24
A check processing system, comprising:
- an encoder that encodes transaction data to a symbol;
- a symbol printing unit that prints on a check the symbol encoded by the encoder;
- a reader/interpreter that interprets the symbol printed on the check by the symbol printing unit, and reads the transaction data therefrom;
- and
- a magnetic ink character printing unit that prints on the check with magnetic ink characters the transaction data read by the reader/interpreter;
- wherein the reader/interpreter and the magnetic ink character printing unit are physically located in a first location and the encoder and symbol printing unit are physically located in a second location remote from the first location.
A recording apparatus for recording transaction data on a check, the transaction data including at least a payment amount, the recording apparatus comprising:
- an input unit for inputting the transaction data;
- an encoder that encodes the transaction data to a symbol;
- and
- a symbol printing unit that prints on the check the symbol encoded by the encoder such that a reader/interpreter can interpret the symbol and read therefrom the transaction data;
- wherein the input unit, the encoder, and the symbol printing unit are incorporated in a point-of-sale terminal.
A method of processing a check, comprising the steps of:
- (a) encoding transaction data to a symbol;
- (b) printing the symbol on the check;
- (c) interpreting the symbol printed on the check in step (b), and reading the transaction data therefrom;
- and
- (d) printing on the check with magnetic ink characters the transaction data read in step (c);
- wherein steps (c) and (d) are performed at a first location and steps (a) and (b) are performed at a second location remote from the first location.
A method of recording information on a check, comprising the steps of:
- (a) inputting transaction data including at least a payment amount;
- (b) encoding the transaction data to a symbol;
- and
- (c) printing on a check the symbol encoded by the encoder such that the symbol can be interpreted and the transaction data read therefrom;
- wherein steps (a), (b) and (c) are performed in a single point-of-sale terminal.
A machine readable medium embodying a program of instructions for execution by a machine to perform a method of processing a check, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) encoding transaction data to a symbol;
- (b) printing the symbol on a check;
- (c) interpreting the symbol printed on the check in step (b), and reading the transaction data therefrom;
- and
- (d) printing on the check with magnetic ink characters the transaction data read in step (c);
- wherein steps (c) and (d) are performed at a first location and steps (a) and (b) are performed at a second location remote from the first location.
A machine readable medium embodying a program of instructions for execution by a machine to perform a method of recording information on a check, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) inputting transaction data including at least a payment amount;
- (b) encoding the transaction data to a symbol;
- and
- (c) printing on a check the symbol encoded by the encoder such that the symbol can be interpreted and the transaction data read therefrom;
- wherein steps (a), (b) and (c) are performed in a single point-of-sale terminal.
A check processing system, comprising:
- means for encoding transaction data to a symbol;
- means for printing on a check the symbol encoded by the encoding means;
- means for interpreting the symbol printed on the check by the symbol printing means, and for reading the transaction data from the symbol;
- and
- means for printing on the check with magnetic ink characters the transaction data read by the interpreting/reading means;
- wherein the reading and interpreting means and the magnetic ink character printing means are physically located in a first location and encoding means and the symbol printing means are physically located in a second location remote from the first location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.