| US 7,474,779 B2 | ||
| Check imaging device | ||
| Jeffrey R. Duncan, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Magtek, Inc., Carson, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 09, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/755,002. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/439587, filed on Jan. 11, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0053271 A1, Mar. 10, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2006.01); G07F 7/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 382—137 [235/379; 194/210] | 22 Claims |
| 18. A method of reading magnetic ink characters on a check, comprising:
moving the magnetic ink characters relative to a magnetic reading head in a first direction and at a first speed;
decoding a first version of the magnetic ink characters based on an output from the magnetic reading head;
storing the decoded first version of the magnetic ink characters;
moving the magnetic ink characters relative to the magnetic reading head in a second direction and at a second speed determined
based on the output of the magnetic reading head in the first direction, wherein second direction is reversed from the first
direction;
decoding a second version of the magnetic ink characters based on an output from the magnetic reading head;
storing the decoded second version of the magnetic ink characters;
moving the magnetic ink characters relative to a magnetic reading head in a third direction and at a third speed;
decoding a third version of the magnetic ink characters based on an output from the magnetic reading head; and
generating an output signal based upon a comparison of the three decoded versions of the magnetic ink characters.
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