US2006188310A1PendingUtilityA1

Method of creating an image replacement document for use in a check truncation environment and an apparatus therefor

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Dec 10, 2003Filed: Apr 19, 2006Published: Aug 24, 2006
Est. expiryDec 10, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Judith SandisonWayne Doran
G06V 30/2253
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Abstract

An image replacement document (IRD) is created in a single feed of sheet of material through a feeder. A print file having a MICR portion and a non-MICR portion is built based upon IRD data. The IRD data used to build the print file may be from an external application. At least some information is printed with magnetic ink onto a first portion of the sheet of material based upon the MICR portion of the print file. At least some information is printed with non-magnetic ink onto a second portion of the sheet of material based upon the non-MICR portion of the print file. The first portion of the sheet of material and the second portion of the sheet of material are on the front side of the IRD. Also, at least some information may be printed with non-magnetic ink onto a third portion of the sheet of material based upon the non-MICR portion of the print file. The third portion of the sheet of material is on the back side of the IRD.

Claims

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1 . A method of creating an image replacement document (IRD) for use in a check truncation environment, the method comprising: 
 building a print file having a MICR portion and a non-MICR portion based upon IRD data;    printing with magnetic ink a first portion of the IRD based upon the MICR portion of the print file; and    printing with non-magnetic ink a second portion of the IRD based upon the non-MICR portion of the print file.    
   
   
       2 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the IRD and the second portion of the IRD are on the front side of the IRD.  
   
   
       3 . A method according to  claim 2 , further comprising printing with non-magnetic ink a third portion of the IRD based upon the non-MICR portion of the print file, and wherein the third portion of the IRD is on the back side of the IRD.  
   
   
       4 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the IRD data is received from an external application.  
   
   
       5 . An apparatus for printing an image replacement document (IRD) onto a single sheet of material during a single pass of the single sheet of material, the apparatus comprising: 
 a feeder for feeding the single sheet of material on which information is to be printed to provide the IRD;    means for building a print file having a MICR portion and a non-MICR portion based upon IRD data;    means for printing with magnetic ink onto a first portion of the single sheet of material at least some information based upon the MICR portion of the print file during the single pass of the single sheet of material; and    means for printing with non-magnetic ink onto a second portion of the single sheet of material at least some information based upon the non-MICR portion of the print file during the single pass of the single sheet of material.    
   
   
       6 . An apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the first portion of the single sheet of material and the second portion of the single sheet of material are on the front side of the IRD.  
   
   
       7 . An apparatus according to  claim 6 , further comprising means for printing with non-magnetic ink onto a third portion of the single sheet of material at least some information based upon the non-MICR portion of the print file during the single pass of the single sheet of material, and wherein the third portion of the single sheet of material is on the back side of the IRD.  
   
   
       8 . An apparatus according to  claim 5 , further comprising means for receiving IRD data from an external application.  
   
   
       9 . An integrated printer apparatus for printing an image replacement document (IRD), the integrated printer apparatus comprising: 
 a feeder for feeding a sheet of material on which information is to be printed to provide the IRD;    means for building a print file having a MICR portion and a non-MICR portion based upon IRD data; and    single means for (i) printing with magnetic ink onto a first portion of the sheet of material at least some information based upon the MICR portion of the print file, and (ii) printing with non-magnetic ink onto a second portion of the sheet of material at least some information based upon the non-MICR portion of the print file during a single feed of the sheet of material through the feeder.    
   
   
       10 . An integrated printer apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein the first portion of the sheet of material and the second portion of the sheet of material are on the front side of the IRD.  
   
   
       11 . An integrated printer apparatus according to  claim 10 , further comprising means for printing with non-magnetic ink onto a third portion of the sheet of material at least some information based upon the non-MICR portion of the print file, and wherein the third portion of the sheet of material is on the back side of the IRD.  
   
   
       12 . An integrated printer apparatus according to  claim 9 , further comprising means for receiving IRD data from an external application.

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