Claims
- 1. A method for processing a document including MICR coded information using a point of sale printer having a MICR read head comprising the steps of:
- loading the coded document into the point of sale printer;
- moving the coded document in a first cirection past a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information;
- moving the coded document in a second direction opposite the first direction past the MICR read head to read the magnetized coded information;
- moving the coded document in the first direction past the print head of the printer to print on the coded document;
- ejecting the coded document from the point of sale printer;
- wherein the following steps are performed following the step of moving the coded document in a second direction opposite the first direction past the MICR read head to read the magnetized coded information;
- performing character recognition analysis of the magnetized coded information to determine if a read error has occurred; and,
- repeating said step of moving the coded document in a first direction past a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information and said step of moving the coded document in a second direction opposite the first direction past the MICR read head to read the magnetized coded information if a read error has occurred.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the following steps are performed following the step of moving the coded document in a second direction opposite the first direction past the MICR read head to read the magnetized coded information:
- providing the read coded information to a controller; and,
- receiving print data from the controller.
- 3. A method for processing a document including magnetically coded information using a point of sale printer a magnetic read head comprising the steps of:
- loading the coded document into the point of sale printer;
- moving the coded document in a first direction past a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information;
- moving the coded document in a second direction opposite the first direction past the magnetic read head to read the magnetized coded information;
- moving the coded document in the first direction past the print head of the printer to print on the coded document;
- ejecting the coded document from the point of sale printer;
- wherein the following steps are performed following the step of moving the coded document in a second direction opposite the first direction past the magnetic read head to read the magnetized coded information;
- performing character recognition analysis of the magnetized coded information to determine if a read error has occurred; and,
- repeating said step of moving the coded document in a first direction past a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information and said step of moving the coded document in a second direction opposite the first direction past the magnetic read head to read the magnetized coded information if a read error has occurred.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the following steps are performed following the step of moving the coded document in a second direction opposite the first direction past the magnetic read head to read the magnetized coded information:
- providing the read coded information to a controller; and,
- receiving print data from the controller.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein said step of moving the coded document in a first direction past a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information includes the steps of:
- energizing the magnetic read head to create a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information; and
- moving the coded document in a first direction past the energized magnetic read head to magnetize the coded information.
- 6. A method for processing a document including magnetically coded information using a point of sale printer having a magnetic read head comprising the steps of:
- loading the coded document into the point of sale printer;
- moving the coded document past a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information;
- moving the coded document past the magnetic read head to read the magnetized coded information;
- performing character recognition analysis of the magnetized coded information to determine if a read error has occurred;
- repeating said step of moving the coded document past a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information and said step of moving the coded document past the magnetic read head to read the magnetized coded information if a read error has occurred; and then
- moving the coded document past the print head of the printer to print on the coded document; and,
- ejecting the coded document from the point of sale printer.
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein the following steps are performed following the step of moving the coded document past the magnetic read head to read the magnetized coded information:
- providing the read coded information to a controller; and,
- receiving print data from the controller.
- 8. The method of claim 6 wherein said step of moving the coded document past a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information includes the steps of:
- energizing the magnetic read head to create a magnetic field to magnetize the coded information; and
- moving the coded document in a first direction past the energized magnetic read head to magnetize the coded information.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/411,106, filed Mar. 27, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,613,783.
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