Patent ID: 8738480

Claim:
A method for processing a paycheck, said method comprising: placing an identification card having a bar code on a platen of a multi-function device; scanning said identification card with said multi-function device in order to obtain authentication data with respect to an employee via a virtual paymaster application configured via said multi-function device wherein said virtual paymaster application is a software application configured on said multi-function device and wherein said multi-function device is a document processing rendering device configured as a printer, scanner, fax machine, copy machine or a combination thereof; providing said authentication data to a remote application server via a network in order to retrieve a payment information with respect to said employee from a payroll database; and rendering locally on said multi-function device a paycheck based on at least one rendering instruction from said remote application server in order to thereafter virtually deliver said paycheck to said employee to enhance payroll processing within a business environment.