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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2005
Glen Sgambati, Glendale, AZ (US);
Robert Perrotta, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Rich Mayo, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Glen Sgambati, Glendale, AZ (US);
Robert Perrotta, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Rich Mayo, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Early Warning Services, LLC., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and databases for authenticating negotiable instruments comprise receiving, at an authentication system, a plurality of data values associated with a negotiable instrument, the plurality of data values including an image security feature and an account. The method further comprises obtaining account decoding information from an account verification databases, the account verification database including decoding information for each of a plurality of financial institutions; decoding the image security feature using the account decoding information; obtaining one or more verification values from the decoded image security feature; comparing each of the verification values to a corresponding one of the data values; and transmitting a result communication indicating a result of the comparison.