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Extensions for Financial Services (XFS) interface specification Release 3.20 - Part 7: Check Reader/Scanner Device Class Interface Programmer's Reference

Abstract

This specification describes the XFS service class of check readers and scanners. Check image scanners are treated as a special case of check readers, i.e. image-enabled instances of the latter. This class includes devices with a range of features, from small hand-held read-only devices through which checks are manually swiped one at a time, to desktop units which automatically feed the check one at a time; recording the MICR data and check image, and endorse or encode the check. The specification of this service class includes definitions of the service-specific commands that can be issued, using the WFSAsyncExecute, WFSExecute, WFSGetInfo and WFSAsyncGetInfo functions.In the U.S., checks are always encoded in magnetic ink for reading by Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR), and a single font is always used. In Europe some countries use MICR and some use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) character sets, with different fonts, for their checks.In all countries, typical fields found encoded on a check include the bank ID number and the account number. Part of the processing done by the bank is to also encode the amount on the check, usually done by having an operator enter the handwritten or typewritten face amount on a numeric keypad.This service class is currently defined only for attended branch service.

Begin

2011-10-19

WI

WSXFS177

Planned document number

DIN CWA 16374-7

Project number

62000099

Contact

Dipl.-Ing.

Britta Sengebusch

Am DIN-Platz, Burggrafenstr. 6
10787 Berlin

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