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Tamper resisting machine readable negotiable instruments and method of making and using same
Assignee: DocuSystems Inc
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Filing: 1984-11-13
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Granted: 1986-09-30
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Expires: 2004-11-13
Abstract
Abstract Tamper-resisting multipart negotiable instruments including at least two webs, their method of manufacture and use are described. The first web includes, on its second surface, a means for transferring an image to a surface in contact therewith when a corresponding image is inscribed on the first surface of that web. The first surface of the second web is in contact with the second surface of the first web and includes image receiving material at least in selected zones, such as destination and fare calculation zones, which is capable of receiving an image transferred from the second surface of the first web. The image receiving material comprises a particulate matrix erasably bonded to the second web, and which is defacable when rubbed with an organic solvent. The selected zones are provided with a machine readable pattern such as a multi-element bar code pattern. When an image is transferred to the second web, alteration of the transferred image will result in distortion of the machine readable pattern to produce a machine indication of alteration.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J. Breen
- 👤 Sylvester H. Slowik
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:37
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/08; G06K19/10; B; B41; B41L; B41L1/00; B41L1/20; B41L1/22; B42; B42D; B42D5/00; B42D5/02; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/086; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S462/00; Y10S462/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 46
Claim 1
Independent Claim
268 words
A method of preparing and using a multipart negotiable instrument of improved resistance to tampering by employing a machine readable pattern comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first, generally planar web defining a first surface and a second surface with a layer of a material for transferring an image on at least a portion of the second surface of the first web to form an image transferring means; (b) providing a second, generally planar web defining a first surface and a second surface and having image receiving material on at least selected portions of the first surface of the second web capable of receiving an image transferred from said image transferring means when said means is in contact with said material and a corresponding image is inscribed against the multipart instrument, said image receiving material comprising a material erasably bonded to the first surface of the second web and defacable when rubbed with organic solvents; (c) providing a superposed machine readable pattern on at least one of said selected portions of said second web, (d) securing said first web and said second web together in stacked relation so that at least a portion of the image transferring means on said second surface of said first web is in contact and in register with at least a portion of said machine readable pattern; (e) transferring an image comprising a portion of said image transferring means from said image-transferring means to the surface of said image receiving material and confronting said machine readable pattern; and (f) thereafter machine reading said pattern to ascertain whether said pattern has be altered.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
268 words
A method of preparing and using a multipart negotiable instrument of improved resistance to tampering by employing a machine readable pattern comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first, generally planar web defining a first surface and a second surface with a layer of a material for transferring an image on at least a portion of the second surface of the first web to form an image transferring means; (b) providing a second, generally planar web defining a first surface and a second surface and having image receiving material on at least selected portions of the first surface of the second web capable of receiving an image transferred from said image transferring means when said means is in contact with said material and a corresponding image is inscribed against the multipart instrument, said image receiving material comprising a material erasably bonded to the first surface of the second web and defacable when rubbed with organic solvents; (c) providing a superposed machine readable pattern on at least one of said selected portions of said second web, (d) securing said first web and said second web together in stacked relation so that at least a portion of the image transferring means on said second surface of said first web is in contact and in register with at least a portion of said machine readable pattern; (e) transferring an image comprising a portion of said image transferring means from said image-transferring means to the surface of said image receiving material and confronting said machine readable pattern; and (f) thereafter machine reading said pattern to ascertain whether said pattern has be altered.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method in accordance with claim 1 comprising the step of providing said pattern between a segmental pattern of image receiving material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method in accordance with claim 1 comprising the steps of providing said image receiving material and pattern on said second web by imprinting them on said second web.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method in accordance with claim 3 in which said machine readable pattern is imprinted with a screen density of from about 30% to about 50%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method in accordance with claim 3 comprising providing said machine readable pattern in the form of a multi-element pattern.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method in accordance with claim 3 comprising providing said multi-element pattern in the form of a bar code pattern.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method in accordance with claim 6 comprising providing said pattern in the form of an infra-red detectable pattern, and wherein said step of said machine reading comprises machine reading with an infra-red sensitive reading means.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
259 words
A method of preparing and using a multipart negotiable instrument of improved resistance to tampering and having a machine readable pattern comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first, generally planar web defining a first surface and a second surface with a layer of a material for transferring an image on at least a portion of the second surface of the first web to form an image transferring means; (b) providing a second, generally planar web defining first and second surfaces, and bearing an image receiving material and associated machine pattern on at least selected portions of the first surface of the second web and capable of receiving an image transferred from said image transferring means when said image transferring means is in contact with said material and pattern and a corresponding image is inscribed against the multipart instrument, said image receiving material comprising a particulate matrix erasably bonded to the first surface of the second web and defacable when rubbed with organic solvents; (c) securing said first web and said second web together in stacked relation so that at least a portion of the image transferring means on said second surface of said first web is in contact and in register with at least a portion of said image receiving material and machine readable pattern; (d) transferring an image comprising a portion of said image transferring means from said image-transferring means against the surface of said image receiving material and machine readable pattern; and (e) thereafter machine reading said pattern to ascertain whether said pattern has been altered.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
259 words
A method of preparing and using a multipart negotiable instrument of improved resistance to tampering and having a machine readable pattern comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first, generally planar web defining a first surface and a second surface with a layer of a material for transferring an image on at least a portion of the second surface of the first web to form an image transferring means; (b) providing a second, generally planar web defining first and second surfaces, and bearing an image receiving material and associated machine pattern on at least selected portions of the first surface of the second web and capable of receiving an image transferred from said image transferring means when said image transferring means is in contact with said material and pattern and a corresponding image is inscribed against the multipart instrument, said image receiving material comprising a particulate matrix erasably bonded to the first surface of the second web and defacable when rubbed with organic solvents; (c) securing said first web and said second web together in stacked relation so that at least a portion of the image transferring means on said second surface of said first web is in contact and in register with at least a portion of said image receiving material and machine readable pattern; (d) transferring an image comprising a portion of said image transferring means from said image-transferring means against the surface of said image receiving material and machine readable pattern; and (e) thereafter machine reading said pattern to ascertain whether said pattern has been altered.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method in accordance with claim 8 comprising providing said machine readable pattern in the form of image receiving material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method in accordance with claim 8 comprising providing machine readable pattern material on said second web which is different from said image receiving material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method in accordance with claim 10 comprising providing said pattern in the form of a multi-element pattern superposed on a layer of said image receiving material, whereby transfer of an image from said image transferring means transfers some of said image to said layer and to some of the elements of said superposed multi-element pattern.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method in accordance with claim 10, comprising the steps of imprinting said machine readable pattern material and image receiving materials on said first surface of said second web.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
323 words
A method of preparing and using a multipart airline ticket form and verifying a ticket portion of said form to assure that the ticket portion has not been tampered with comprising the steps of: (a) providing a multipart ticket form having (1) a first, generally planar web defining a first surface and a second surface with a layer of a material for transferring an image on at least a portion of the second surface of the first web to form an image transferring means; (2) a second, generally planar web which is a ticket, said ticket defining a first surface, having at least destination and fare calculation zones, and a second surface, and having image receiving material on one or more of the destination and fare calculation zones and being capable of receiving an image transferred from said image transferring means when said image transferring means is in contact with said material and a corresponding image is inscribed against the multipart form, said image receiving layer comprising a particulate matrix erasable bonded to the first surface of the second web and defacable when rubbed with orgainic solvents, said layer being removable when an adhesive coated adhesive tape is applied to said image receiving layer and then pulled away therefrom; (3) a machine readable pattern in at least one of said zones; (4) and said first web and said ticket being secured together in stacked relation so that at least a portion of the image transferring means on said second surface of said first web is in contact and register with at least a portion of said machine readable pattern on the ticket; (b) transferring visible indicia comprising a portion of said image transferring means from said image-transferring means over and onto said machine readable pattern on said ticket, and then issuing the multipart ticket form; and (c) verifying said ticket by machine reading said pattern to ascertain whether said pattern has been altered.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
323 words
A method of preparing and using a multipart airline ticket form and verifying a ticket portion of said form to assure that the ticket portion has not been tampered with comprising the steps of: (a) providing a multipart ticket form having (1) a first, generally planar web defining a first surface and a second surface with a layer of a material for transferring an image on at least a portion of the second surface of the first web to form an image transferring means; (2) a second, generally planar web which is a ticket, said ticket defining a first surface, having at least destination and fare calculation zones, and a second surface, and having image receiving material on one or more of the destination and fare calculation zones and being capable of receiving an image transferred from said image transferring means when said image transferring means is in contact with said material and a corresponding image is inscribed against the multipart form, said image receiving layer comprising a particulate matrix erasable bonded to the first surface of the second web and defacable when rubbed with orgainic solvents, said layer being removable when an adhesive coated adhesive tape is applied to said image receiving layer and then pulled away therefrom; (3) a machine readable pattern in at least one of said zones; (4) and said first web and said ticket being secured together in stacked relation so that at least a portion of the image transferring means on said second surface of said first web is in contact and register with at least a portion of said machine readable pattern on the ticket; (b) transferring visible indicia comprising a portion of said image transferring means from said image-transferring means over and onto said machine readable pattern on said ticket, and then issuing the multipart ticket form; and (c) verifying said ticket by machine reading said pattern to ascertain whether said pattern has been altered.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method in accordance with claim 13 in which said image receiving material is deposited as a layer in one or more of said zones, and said pattern is imprinted on said layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method in accordance with claim 13 and wherein said pattern is a multi-element pattern, and wherein in issuing said multipart ticket form, said visible indicia is transferred to overlie multiple elements of said multi-element pattern.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method in accordance with claim 13 and wherein said multi-element pattern is a bar code pattern, and in issuing said multipart ticket form said image-transferring means is transferred against said machine readable pattern.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
265 words
A machine readable multipart negotiable instrument having improved resistance to tampering after inscription of an image thereon, said instrument comprising at least a first generally planar web and a second generally planar web, said first web defining a first surface and a second surface, said second surface including means for transferring an image to a surface in contact with the image transferring means when a corresponding image is inscribed upon the first surface of said first web; said second web being secured to said first web in stacked relation therewith, and defining a first surface and a second surface, said first surface being in contact with the second surface of said first web, the first surface of said second web bearing a layer of image receiving material in at least selected portions of said first surface, said image receiving layer also being in register with the image transferring means on said first web and capable of receiving an image from said image transferring means in said selected portions when a corresponding image is inscribed against said instrument; said image receiving material comprising a particulate matrix erasably bonded to the second web and defacable when rubbed with an organic solvent, said material being removable when an adhesive tape is applied to said image receiving layer and then pulled away therefrom; and a machine readable pattern in at least one of said selected portions whereby when an image is inscribed against said instrument over a machine readable pattern in a selected zone, a corresponding image is transferred from said image transferring means onto said machine readable pattern.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
265 words
A machine readable multipart negotiable instrument having improved resistance to tampering after inscription of an image thereon, said instrument comprising at least a first generally planar web and a second generally planar web, said first web defining a first surface and a second surface, said second surface including means for transferring an image to a surface in contact with the image transferring means when a corresponding image is inscribed upon the first surface of said first web; said second web being secured to said first web in stacked relation therewith, and defining a first surface and a second surface, said first surface being in contact with the second surface of said first web, the first surface of said second web bearing a layer of image receiving material in at least selected portions of said first surface, said image receiving layer also being in register with the image transferring means on said first web and capable of receiving an image from said image transferring means in said selected portions when a corresponding image is inscribed against said instrument; said image receiving material comprising a particulate matrix erasably bonded to the second web and defacable when rubbed with an organic solvent, said material being removable when an adhesive tape is applied to said image receiving layer and then pulled away therefrom; and a machine readable pattern in at least one of said selected portions whereby when an image is inscribed against said instrument over a machine readable pattern in a selected zone, a corresponding image is transferred from said image transferring means onto said machine readable pattern.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The machine readable multipart instrument in accordance with claim 12 in which said pattern is imprinted on said second web.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
27 words
The machine readable multipart instrument in accordance with claim 12 in which said machine readable pattern is of a screen density of no more than about 50%.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
A machine readable multipart instrument in accordance with claim 14 in which said screen density is about 30%.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
The machine readable multipart instrument in accordance with claim 12 in which said pattern is a multi-element pattern.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
23 words
The machine readable mulitpart instrument in accordance with claim 21 in which said pattern is imprinted on said layer of image receiving material.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
The machine readable multipart instrument in accordance with claim 21 and in which said multi-element pattern is defined by image receiving material.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
35 words
A machine readable multipart instrument in accordance with claim 12 and wherein said instrument comprises a book of ticket blanks and said tickets define destination zones and said pattern is disposed in said destination zones.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
19 words
A machine readable multipart instrument in accordance with claim 12 in which said pattern is a bar code pattern.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
A machine readable multipart instrument in accordance with claim 25 in which said bar code pattern comprises image receiving material.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
A machine readable multipart instrument in accordance with claim 25 in which said bar code pattern comprises the pattern between a segmental pattern of image receiving material.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
295 words
A multipart airline ticket book form having improved resistance to tampering after inscription of indicia thereon, said instrument comprising at least a first generally planar web and a second generally planar ticket web defining a plurality of portions, including at least destination and fare calculation portions; said first web defining a first surface and a second surface, said second surface including means for transferring an image to a ticket web surface in contact with the image transferring means when a corresponding image is inscribed upon the airline ticket form, said ticket web being secured to said first web in stacked relation therewith, said ticket web defining a first surface and a second surface, said first surface being in contact with the second surface of said first web, the first surface of said ticket web bearing image receiving material in one or more of selected portions of the ticket web, said portions comprising at least one of said destination and fare calculation portions, said image receiving material being in register with at least a portion of said image transferring means on said first web and being capable of receiving indicia from said image transferring means when corresponding indicia are inscribed upon said airline ticket form; said image receiving material being erasably bonded to the ticket web and defacable when rubbed with an organic solvent; and a machine readable pattern in at least one of said selected portions, whereby when indicia are inscribed upon said form over a machine readable pattern in a selected zone, a corresponding image is transferred from said image transferring means onto said machine readable pattern so that if attempts are made thereafter to alter the indicia by erasing or by rubbing with an organic solvent, the machine readable pattern will be altered.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
295 words
A multipart airline ticket book form having improved resistance to tampering after inscription of indicia thereon, said instrument comprising at least a first generally planar web and a second generally planar ticket web defining a plurality of portions, including at least destination and fare calculation portions; said first web defining a first surface and a second surface, said second surface including means for transferring an image to a ticket web surface in contact with the image transferring means when a corresponding image is inscribed upon the airline ticket form, said ticket web being secured to said first web in stacked relation therewith, said ticket web defining a first surface and a second surface, said first surface being in contact with the second surface of said first web, the first surface of said ticket web bearing image receiving material in one or more of selected portions of the ticket web, said portions comprising at least one of said destination and fare calculation portions, said image receiving material being in register with at least a portion of said image transferring means on said first web and being capable of receiving indicia from said image transferring means when corresponding indicia are inscribed upon said airline ticket form; said image receiving material being erasably bonded to the ticket web and defacable when rubbed with an organic solvent; and a machine readable pattern in at least one of said selected portions, whereby when indicia are inscribed upon said form over a machine readable pattern in a selected zone, a corresponding image is transferred from said image transferring means onto said machine readable pattern so that if attempts are made thereafter to alter the indicia by erasing or by rubbing with an organic solvent, the machine readable pattern will be altered.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 28, and wherein said image receiving material comprises a layer and said pattern is superposed thereon.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
17 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 28, and wherein said pattern is a multi-element pattern.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 30 in which said pattern is a bar code pattern.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
20 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 30, and in which said pattern is defined by image receiving material.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
26 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 30, and in which said pattern is defined by elements between a segmental pattern of image receiving material.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 33, and in which said elements are bar code elements.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 28 in which said pattern is of a screen density of no more than about 50%.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
107 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 28 and further including a third generally planar ticket web having a first surface confronting the second surface of said second web, said second web having an image transferring means on its second surface, and said first surface of said third web being constituted as is the first surface of said second web with image receiving material and a machine readable pattern thereon, and wherein when said image is inscribed against said instrument, said corresponding image is superposed on said image receiving material and on said pattern on the first surfaces of each of said second and third webs.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
27 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 28, and wherein said image receiving material is deposited in a segmental pattern to define said machine readable pattern.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
17 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 37, and wherein said pattern is a multi-element pattern.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
30 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 38, and wherein said pattern is a bar code pattern, the bars comprising the spaces between the positions of said segmental pattern.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
24 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 39, and wherein said segmental pattern is deposited in a screen density of at least 60%.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
54 words
The ticket book form in accordance with claim 40, and wherein said image receiving material comprises a particulate matrix bonded to the ticket web and defaceable when rubbed with an organic solvent, said material also being removeable when an adhesive tape is applied to said image receiving material and then is pulled away therefrom.
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