Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Banking systems
Patent
1997-08-04
2000-10-10
Frech, Karl D.
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Banking systems
361680, G06F 1760
Patent
active
061292702
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The present invention consists of a scanner for checks, or similar financial or banking documents, provided with a support bracket to which can be fastened, removably at will, a usual keyboard for electronic processor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Magnetic or optical scanner or readers for checks are in use since long time. These scanners are particularly used in accounting departments of banks and similar financial organizations for receiving and processing data related to banking documents, such as checks, bank receipts, bills of exchange, etc. As in said departments is always present at least an electronic data processor, these scanners are interfaced with the processor through a proper connection.
Further, to the processor is connected at least a keyboard and a display, so that on the desk of the processor operator must be present at least the check scanner, the keyboard and the display.
As there are room problems in arranging the above mentioned items on a desk, it has been proposed, as a first solution for reducing encumbrances, the use of a reader or scanner for checks incorporated in a keyboard for electronic processors, as for example disclosed in the published European Patent Application, indicated as EP-A-0 670 557, filed on Mar. 2, 1995 and published on Sep. 6, 1995, having the same applicant and inventor of the present application. In such an application is disclosed a scanner or reader incorporated in a keyboard to be connected to an electronic processor allowing to reduce the space taken by the peripheral equipments of the electronic processor consisting of the keyboard and the scanner.
Such a scanner works undoubtedly well, however has the problems of being suited just for those electronic processors needing a standard keyboard, while in the case of processors needing a dedicated keyboard, as sometimes it happens in bank departments having their own procedure needs, people are compelled either to give up the scanner, having the incorporated keyboard, or to try to modify the incorporated keyboard according to the proper procedures, which is, not only particularly engaging and tedious, but can also result impossible.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
To remedy such a drawback preventing from using the check scanner of the above mentioned EP-A-0 670 557 in case of not standard keyboards, in order to have at least the advantage of sparing room, it has been devised, according to the present invention, to provide a scanner for checks, having a body provided with a front protruding bracket base serving for support of a keyboard, specific for a personal computer, but otherwise of common size, and provided with means for fastening the keyboard to the base, wherein: spring, which is pulled to allow the keyboard to be arranged on the base and then released to fasten the keyboard to the base itself, and on the wall of the body of the check scanner facing the bracket base there is at least a stopping projection which, being superimposed to the keyboard, prevents any chance of disconnection from the bracket base.
Preferably, the latches provided with springs are two in number and the latches are provided with hooked brackets helping in maintaining the keyboard adhering to the bracket base.
Moreover, as besides the readers of check bands exist and are more and more widespread also readers of all the data of the checks, also known as check scanners, carrying out simultaneously the front and rear reading of both the faces thereof, as well as, exist equipments scanning and processing documents, such as readers and printers, especially for post office account forms or the like, there exists the need to couple a processor keyboard also to them analogously to what already done with the band readers. Thus, a further object of the present invention is to embody both a check scanner and a document processor provided with a bracket base suited to house a keyboard for electronic processor for carrying out the same operation of the bracket base connected to a band reader.
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