Patent ID: 6724926
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G06T,G07D,G07F

Abstract:
A system for processing documents comprising:a multitude of compact image processing units coupled together to form a network, each unit comprising: an input receptacle for receiving documents; an image scanner; a discrimination unit; a transport mechanism coupled to the input receptacle for receiving the documents from the input receptacle and transporting the documents past the image scanner and the discrimination unit; an output receptacle for receiving documents from the transport mechanism after the documents have been transported past the image scanner and the discrimination unit; the image scanner being adapted to obtain video images of the documents, the scanner further being adapted to recognize fields within the documents and to extract information from the fields; the discrimination unit including an authenticator adapted to determine the authenticity of the documents; and an interface adapted to communicate extracted field information; and an outside accounting system connected to the interface of each of the image processing units, the outside accounting system being adapted to update financial accounts associated with the documents.