Thermal transfer MICR printer
US6259808A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K1/125
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transaction printer includes the MICR encoding of indicia at a precise location called the amount field. In order to accomplish this, an optical sensor is provided in a transaction printer at a point-of-sale, to detect the edge of the check and stage it at a known location from the thermal, MICR print head. A clutch mechanism is used to engage the print head with a platen, and to engage two MICR read heads with the check, so that indicia can be sequentially imprinted and read within the transaction printer in a single, sequential operation.
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