Systems and methods are described for using a point-of-sale device at a check-cashing entity to obtain information about one or more authenticating marks, such as watermarks, bar codes, background patterns, color schemes, insignia, security validation numbers, or the like, from a second-party check or...http://www.google.de/patents/US20050125360?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050125360 - Systems and methods for obtaining authentication marks at a point of sale
