Negotiable instruments with intelligent microprint
US9126400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3236
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A negotiable instrument such as a check includes a unique microprint identifier that allows for authentication while preventing unauthorized reproduction and alternation. A printing system generates the identifier after receiving a customer order for printing a plurality of negotiable instruments, to allow inclusion of information that is specific to the customer order and/or the printing process. In various embodiments, the identifier is unique to each or each subset of the plurality of negotiable instruments and facilitates authentication of each of the negotiable instruments when needed.
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