Patent ID: 8103084
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07D,G07F

Abstract:
1. A system for processing checks comprising: at least one input receptacle configured to receive checks; at least one output receptacle configured to receive checks; an image scanner configured to obtain an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each check and extract one or more of an ABA number, an account number, or a check number from the check image; a transport mechanism configured to transport each check, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle; a memory configured to store one or more of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; a processor operable to compare the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number to the flagged ABA number, the flagged account number, and/or the flagged check number stored in the memory, and the processor further configured to identify, as a suspect check, any check that has a match.