Patent · US Expired

Check imaging device

US7474779B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 9, 2004
Grant dateJan 6, 2009
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2301/321
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A check reader and method for reading magnetic ink characters on a check involve a controller configured to control a motor to move a check through a check path in a first pass past a magnetic reading head in a first direction, and in at least one other pass past the magnetic reading head in another direction. In one embodiment, the controller moves the check through the check path in three passes, and in another embodiment the check is moved at different speeds during the respective passes.

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