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Monetary instruments
Assignee: BE'ERI PRINTERS
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Filing: 1994-01-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-01-25
Abstract
Abstract A monetary instrument bearing a machine-only readable indication of information relating thereto. <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Giora Oz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:58
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/04; G06Q20/042; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07C9/24; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/004; G07D7/0047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
30 words
A monetary instrument bearing a machine-only readable indication of information comprising at least one of a signature, a check number, an account number, a branch number, and an identification number.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
30 words
A monetary instrument bearing a machine-only readable indication of information comprising at least one of a signature, a check number, an account number, a branch number, and an identification number.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A monetary instrument according to claim 1 and wherein said machine-only readable indication is encrypted.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
61 words
A method for point of presentation information verification for a monetary instrument comprising the steps of: machine reading a machine-only readable representation of information appearing on a monetary instrument; comparing said information on the monetary instrument with said representation thereof provided by machine reading of the machine-only readable representation; and in response to similarity, providing an output indication of information verification.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
61 words
A method for point of presentation information verification for a monetary instrument comprising the steps of: machine reading a machine-only readable representation of information appearing on a monetary instrument; comparing said information on the monetary instrument with said representation thereof provided by machine reading of the machine-only readable representation; and in response to similarity, providing an output indication of information verification.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein said information is an identification number.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein said information is a check number.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein said information is an account number.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 3 wherein said information is a branch number.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 3 and wherein said information is a signature.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
22 words
A method according to any of claims 3 - 8 and wherein said step of comparing is provided by a human operator.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
21 words
A method according to any of claims 3 - 8 wherein said step of comparing is carried out by a machine.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
63 words
A method for point of presentation signature verification for a monetary instrument comprising the steps of: machine reading a machine-only readable representation of an authorized signature on a monetary instrument; comparing an actual signature on the monetary instrument with said representation thereof provided by machine reading of the machine-only readable representation; and in response to similarity, providing an output indication of information verification.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
63 words
A method for point of presentation signature verification for a monetary instrument comprising the steps of: machine reading a machine-only readable representation of an authorized signature on a monetary instrument; comparing an actual signature on the monetary instrument with said representation thereof provided by machine reading of the machine-only readable representation; and in response to similarity, providing an output indication of information verification.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
18 words
A method according to claims 11 wherein said step of comparing is carried out by a human operator.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
22 words
A method according to any of claims 10 - 12 and wherein said step of comparing is carried out by a machine.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
61 words
A system for verification of monetary instruments bearing machine-only readable information thereon comprising: means for reading said machine-only readable information; a computer for receiving an output of said means for reading and for providing an output of information represented by the machine-only readable information; and a display for displaying, in human recognizable form, said information represented by the machine-only readable information.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
61 words
A system for verification of monetary instruments bearing machine-only readable information thereon comprising: means for reading said machine-only readable information; a computer for receiving an output of said means for reading and for providing an output of information represented by the machine-only readable information; and a display for displaying, in human recognizable form, said information represented by the machine-only readable information.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system according to claim 14 comprising: additional means for reading human recognizable information on a monetary instrument; and means for automatically comparing an output of said additional means for reading with said output of information represented by the machine-only readable information.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
35 words
A system according to either of claims 14 and 15 and wherein said display is operative for displaying said output of said additional means for reading with said information represented by the machine-only readable information.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
17 words
A system according to any of claims 14 - 16 wherein said information is an identification number.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
17 words
A system according to any of claims 14 - 16 wherein said information is a check number.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
17 words
A system according to any of claims 14 - 16 wherein said information is an account number.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
17 words
A system according to any of claims 14 - 16 wherein said information is a branch number.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
16 words
A system according to any of claims 14 - 16 wherein said information is a signature.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
65 words
A system for verification of a monetary instrument bearing a machine-only readable signature thereon, the system comprising: means for reading for reading said machine-only readable signature; a computer for receiving an output of said reader and for providing an output of information represented by the machine-only readable signature; and a display for displaying, in human recognizable form, said information represented by the machine-only readable signature.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
65 words
A system for verification of a monetary instrument bearing a machine-only readable signature thereon, the system comprising: means for reading for reading said machine-only readable signature; a computer for receiving an output of said reader and for providing an output of information represented by the machine-only readable signature; and a display for displaying, in human recognizable form, said information represented by the machine-only readable signature.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
48 words
A system according to claim 22 and wherein said means for reading is also operative for reading an actual signature from a monetary instrument and also comprising: means for automatically comparing an output of said actual signature with said output of information represented by the machine-only readable signature.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
32 words
A system according to any of claims 21 - 23 and wherein said display is operative for displaying said output of said reader with said information represented by the machine-only readable signature.
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