Method of creating an image replacement document for use in a check truncation environment and an apparatus therefor
View Patent ↗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.
1. A method of creating an image replacement document (IRD) during a single pass of sheet material through a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
building a first print file portion based upon IRD data;
building a second print file portion based upon IRD data;
building a third print file portion based upon IRD data;
encoding with magnetic ink onto the sheet material at least some information based upon the first print file portion to create a first front portion of the IRD during the single pass of the sheet material through the printing apparatus;
printing with non-magnetic ink onto the sheet material at least some information based upon the second print file portion to create a second front portion of the IRD during the single pass of the sheet material through the printing apparatus; and
printing with non-magnetic ink onto the sheet material at least some information based upon the third print file portion to create a rear portion of the IRD during the single pass of the sheet material through the printing apparatus.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the IRD data is received from an application external to the printing apparatus.
3. A method of creating an image replacement document (IRD) during a single pass of sheet material through a printing apparatus, the method comprising:
building a print file based upon IRD data;
encoding with magnetic ink onto sheet material at least some information based upon the print file to create a first front portion of the IRD during the single pass of the sheet material through the printing apparatus;
encoding with magnetic ink onto sheet material at least some information based upon the print file to create a second front portion of the IRD which is above the first front portion of the IRD during the single pass of the sheet material through the printing apparatus;
printing with non-magnetic ink onto the sheet material at least some information based upon the print file to create a third front portion of the IRD during the single pass of the sheet material through the printing apparatus; and
printing with non-magnetic ink onto the sheet material at least some information based upon the print file to create a rear portion of the IRD during the single pass of the sheet material through the printing apparatus.
4. A method according to claim 3 , wherein the IRD data is received from an application external to the printing apparatus.