Patent ID: 7832627

Claim:
A method of processing a check prior to electronically depositing the check using a system having a print head, a first sensor located upstream of the print head and a second sensor located downstream of the print head, comprising: determining, using the first sensor, if a previous cancellation mark is present on the check; if the previous cancellation mark is present on the check, then electronically depositing the check as a resubmitted check; and if the previous cancellation mark is not present on the check, then, (a) printing a cancellation mark on said check using the print head and an energy emitting ink; (b) radiating first energy toward said check; (c) determining, using the second sensor, whether second energy is emitted from said check as a result of said radiated first energy impinging upon said energy emitting ink present on said check; and (d) allowing said check to proceed to electronic deposit only if it is determined that said second energy associated with the cancellation mark is emitted from said check.