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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Dean Alan Seifert, Aurora, CO (US);
Earney Stoutenburg, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Paul J. Vogt, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
First Data Corporation, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for issuing documents of value such as money orders, gift certificates, utility remittances, phone card, payroll, etc. includes a compartment for receiving substrates on which information associated with a document of value is printed, a code reader which reads codes uniquely associated with each substrate from the substrates, a printer that prints information on the substrates, and a control terminal for controlling the code reader and printer. The control terminal is configured for communication with the code reader and for detection and recordation of the codes uniquely associated with each substrate. The control terminal detects and records deviations from an expected order of the codes uniquely associated with the substrates upon the substrates being received in the apparatus. An additional aspect of the control terminal is as a print access controller permitting physical access to a portion of the printer upon receipt of an access code. A further aspect of the control terminal includes connecting with a system for modification of a portion of the apparatus. A further aspect of the apparatus is voiding substrates.