Patent ID: 8457383

Claim:
A recording device that conveys a recording medium along a transportation path and records images, the recording device comprising: a drive mechanism to convey the recording medium along the transportation path; a magnetic reading unit that is mounted on a first carriage disposed at a first position along the transportation path and magnetically reads magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) information recorded on the recording medium; a recording head that is mounted on a second carriage disposed at a second position along the transportation path and records images on the recording medium, the second carriage being different from the first carriage; an optical reading unit disposed at a third position along the transportation path that optically reads MICR information recorded on the recording medium, wherein the first, second, and third positions are three different positions; and a control unit operatively coupled with the drive mechanism, the magnetic reading unit, the recording head, and the optical reading unit, wherein the control unit, when reading the MICR information by means of the magnetic reading unit does not succeed, conveys the recording medium to the optical reading unit, reads the MICR information by means of the optical reading unit, compares a first reading result from the magnetic reading unit and a second reading result from the optical reading unit, and identifies the MICR information in response to the first and second reading results.