Apparatus, system, and method for point of sale currency verification

A system for currency verification, the system comprising:

• a communications network;
• a point of sale check printer coupled to the network and having:
• a printing device configured to print information on first and second opposing faces of a document;
• a scanning device configured to scan the first face of the document;
• a verification module configured to verify the authenticity of the document in response to the scanning device scanning the first face of the document, the verification module verifying authenticity of the document from information on the first face of the document;
• an enclosed retention area that is secure and disposed within the point of sale check printer and configured to prevent unauthorized removal of the document;
• a transport module configured to automatically route the document to the enclosed retention area in response to the verification module verifying the authenticity of the document;
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• a change delivery device coupled to the network and configured to return change to a customer.

A point of sale check printing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a printing device configured to print information on first and second opposing faces of a document;
• a scanning device configured to scan the first face of the document;
• a verification module configured to verify the authenticity of the document in response to the scanning device scanning the first face of the document, the verification module verifying authenticity of the document from information on the first face of the document;
• an enclosed retention area disposed within the apparatus and configured to prevent unauthorized removal of the document;
• a control module configured to selectively route the document within the apparatus;
• a document flipper device configured to reverse the orientation of the document with respect to the apparatus;
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• a document transport apparatus configured to respond to the control module and selectively transport the document between the printing device, the scanning device and the enclosed retention area in response to the verification module verifying authenticity of the document.

A computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable code configured to carry out a method for currency verification, the method comprising:

• printing information on first and second opposing faces of a document;
• scanning the first face of the document;
• verifying the authenticity of the document from information on the first face of the document in response to the scan of the first face of the document;
• automatically routing the authenticated document to an enclosed retention area in response to verifying the authenticity of the document;
• and
• preventing unauthorized removal of the document by retaining the document in the enclosed retention area.

An apparatus for currency verification, the apparatus comprising:

• means for printing information on first and second opposing faces of a document;
• means for scanning the first face of the document;
• means for verifying the authenticity of the document from information on the first face of the document in response to scanning the first face of the document;
• means for automatically routing the authenticated document to an enclosed retention area disposed within the apparatus in response to verifying the authenticity of the document;
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• means for preventing unauthorized removal of the document by retaining the document in the enclosed retention area.

A method for currency verification, the method comprising:

• inputting a document;
• scanning the document;
• initiating a verification sequence;
• verifying the authenticity of the document from information on the first face of the document in response to scanning the document;
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• preventing unauthorized removal of the document by automatically routing the authenticated document into an enclosed retention area and retaining the document in the enclosed retention area in response to verifying the authenticity of the document.