Author: claimsbot

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, via a game interface of a user device, an image file depicting an activity of a customer, wherein the activity is related to an insurance product that comprises at least one of: a current insurance product for the customer and a potential insurance product for the customer;
determining, by the user device and based on the image file depicting the activity of the customer, a game reward for the customer, wherein the game reward comprises at least one of the following:
a product that is not an insurance product,
a number of game points,
a badge, and
an adjustment to a base premium for an insurance product;

storing, by the user device, an indication of the game reward in association with the customer; and
displaying, via the game interface of the user device, an indication of the game reward for the customer.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining at least one task to be completed for a respective game reward; and
displaying, via the game interface of the user device, an indication of the at least one task.
3. The method of claim 1, in which storing the indication of the game reward in association with the customer comprises:
transmitting an indication of the game reward to a controller device for storage in a game data database.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining, by the user device, at least one condition associated with a game goal that is associated with a second game reward;
determining, by the user device and based on the activity of the customer, that the customer has satisfied the at least one condition associated with the game goal; and
awarding to the customer the second game reward.
5. The method of claim 4, in which the second game reward comprises bonus game points.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining, by the user device, a total number of points associated with a second game reward;
determining, by the user device and based on the information about the activity of the customer, that the customer has accumulated at least the total number of points associated with the second game reward; and
awarding to the customer the second game reward.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
presenting, via the game interface of the user device, a current total number of game points earned by the customer.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving, via the game interface of the user device from the customer, a description of the activity performed by the customer.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
presenting, via the game interface of the user device, respective indications of a plurality of game rewards earned by the customer.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the game reward does not comprise an adjustment to the base premium for an insurance product.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining, based on the activity of the customer, an adjusted premium for the insurance product that is different than a base premium for the insurance product; and
providing to the customer an indication of the adjusted premium for the insurance product;
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity of the customer comprises a task performed by the customer.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity of the customer comprises one or more of the following:
a task related to a vehicle of the customer,
a task related to a building owned by the customer,
a maintenance task related to maintenance of property of the customer,
a task related to home safety,
a task related to vehicle safety,
a task related to pool safety, and
a task related to security of property.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the activity of the customer comprises one or more of the following:
a home improvement,
a purchase of a vehicle,
a purchase of a product for the home, and
an indication of a student report card.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the image file comprises one or more of the following:
a video file,
a digital picture,
an image of property of the customer,
an image of a home of the customer,
an image of a vehicle of the customer,
an image of the customer,
an image of a family member of the customer,
an indication of GPS location associated with an image, and
an indication of a timestamp associated with an image.
16. An apparatus comprising:
a processor;
a game interface in communication with the processor; and
a computer readable storage device in communication with the processor, the computer readable storage device storing instructions configured to direct the processor to perform:
receiving, via the game interface, an image file depicting an activity of a customer, wherein the activity is related to an insurance product that comprises at least one of: a current insurance product for the customer and a potential insurance product for the customer;
determining, based on the image file depicting the activity of the customer, a game reward for the customer, wherein the game reward comprises at least one of the following:
a product that is not an insurance product,
a number of game points,
a badge, and
an adjustment to a base premium for an insurance product;

storing an indication of the game reward in association with the customer; and
displaying, via the game interface, an indication of the game reward for presentation to the customer.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, the instructions being configured further to direct the processor to perform:
determining at least one task to be completed for a respective game reward; and
displaying, via the game interface, an indication of the at least one task.
18. The apparatus of claim 16, in which storing the indication of the game reward in association with the customer comprises:
transmitting an indication of the game reward to a controller device for storage in a game data database.
19. The apparatus of claim 16, the instructions being configured further to direct the processor to perform:
determining at least one condition associated with a game goal that is associated with a second game reward;
determining, based on the activity of the customer, that the customer has satisfied the at least one condition associated with the game goal; and
awarding to the customer the second game reward.
20. The method of claim 19, in which the second game reward comprises bonus game points.
21. The apparatus of claim 16, the instructions being configured further to direct the processor to perform:
determining a total number of points associated with a second game reward;
determining, based on the information about the activity of the customer, that the customer has accumulated at least the total number of points associated with the second game reward; and
awarding to the customer the second game reward.
22. The apparatus of claim 16, the instructions being configured further to direct the processor to perform:
presenting, via the game interface, a current total number of game points earned by the customer.
23. The apparatus of claim 16, the instructions being configured further to direct the processor to perform:
receiving, via the game interface from the customer, a description of the activity performed by the customer.
24. The apparatus of claim 16, the instructions being configured further to direct the processor to perform:
presenting, via the game interface, respective indications of a plurality of game rewards earned by the customer.
25. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the game reward does not comprise an adjustment to the base premium for an insurance product.
26. The apparatus of claim 16, the instructions being configured further to direct the processor to perform:
determining, based on the activity of the customer, an adjusted premium for the insurance product that is different than a base premium for the insurance product; and
providing to the customer an indication of the adjusted premium for the insurance product;

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A pulsed diode light source driver comprising:
a diode driver section comprising a switchable linear current driver coupled in series with a plurality of diode nodes for connecting to a diode light source;
a power supply having an output coupled to the diode driver section for providing an output voltage thereto, and an adjust node for controllably varying the output voltage as a function of deviation in an electrical property at the adjust node from a predetermined value;
an output capacitor coupled to the output of the power supply;
a temperature sensor physically disposed relative to the output capacitor for indicating temperature thereof with a temperature-varying signal;
a conditioning circuit for perturbing the electrical property at the adjust node from the predetermined value as a function of the temperature-varying signal to thereby vary the output voltage of the power supply in accordance with a voltage-temperature profile for the output capacitor, the conditioning circuit being coupled to the temperature sensor for receiving the temperature-varying signal; and
a voltage monitor for restoring the electrical property at the adjust node to the predetermined value as a function of change in the output voltage of the power supply to thereby vary the output voltage of the power supply in accordance with the voltage-temperature profile for the output capacitor, the voltage monitor being coupled to the output of the power supply;
wherein the pulsed diode light source driver is operable for maintaining current pulses from the diode driver section constant over a temperature range, and the voltage-temperature profile for the output capacitor is operatively effective for maintaining current pulses from the diode driver section constant over a low end of the temperature range.
2. The diode driver of claim 1 wherein the conditioning circuit is operatively responsive to an indication in the temperature-varying signal of decreasing temperature, within the low end of the temperature range, for perturbing the electrical property of the adjust node to thereby increase the output voltage of the power supply.
3. The diode driver of claim 2 wherein the conditioning circuit is operatively responsive to an indication in the temperature-varying signal of decreasing temperature in a range of from about 0 degrees Centigrade to about minus 40 degrees Centigrade for perturbing the electrical property of the adjust node to thereby increase the output voltage of the power supply.
4. The diode driver of claim 1 wherein:
the voltage monitor comprises a voltage divider having a first branch coupled to the second branch at a midpoint, the first branch being coupled to the output of the power supply, and the midpoint being coupled to the adjust node; and
the conditioning circuit is operatively responsive to an indication from the temperature sensor of varying temperature within the low end of the temperature range for sinking or sourcing current at the adjust node.
5. The diode driver of claim 1 wherein the voltage-temperature profile for the output capacitor is operatively effective for maintaining current pulses from the diode driver section constant over a high end of the temperature range.
6. The diode driver of claim 5 wherein the conditioning circuit is operatively responsive to an indication in the temperature-varying signal of increasing temperature, within the high end of the temperature range, for perturbing the electrical property of the adjust node to thereby decrease the output voltage of the power supply.
7. The diode driver of claim 1 wherein the conditioning circuit comprises:
a set voltage node;
an operational amplifier having an inverting input, a non-inverting input, and an output, one of the inverting and non-inverting inputs being coupled to the set voltage node, and the other of the inverting and non-inverting inputs being coupled to the temperature sensor; and
a resistance-containing network having one terminus coupled to the output of the operational amplifier, and another terminus coupled to the adjust node of the power supply through the voltage monitor.
8. A pulsed diode light source system comprising:
a diode driver section comprising a diode light source and a switchable linear current driver coupled in series with the diode light source;
a power supply having an output coupled to the diode driver section for providing an output voltage thereto, and an adjust node for controllably varying the output voltage;
an output capacitor coupled to the output of the power supply;
a temperature sensor physically disposed relative to the output capacitor for indicating temperature thereof with a temperature-varying signal;
a conditioning circuit for perturbing the electrical property at the adjust node from the predetermined value as a function of the temperature-varying signal to thereby vary the output voltage of the power supply in accordance with a voltage-temperature profile for the output capacitor, the conditioning circuit being coupled to the temperature sensor for receiving the temperature-varying signal; and
a voltage monitor for restoring the electrical property at the adjust node to the predetermined value as a function of change in the output voltage of the power supply to thereby vary the output voltage of the power supply in accordance with the voltage-temperature profile for the output capacitor, the voltage monitor being coupled to the output of the power supply;
wherein the pulsed diode light source driver is operable for maintaining current pulses from the diode driver section constant over a temperature range, and the voltage-temperature profile for the output capacitor is operatively effective for maintaining current pulses from the diode driver section constant over a low end of the temperature range.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein:
the voltage monitor comprises a voltage divider having a first branch coupled to the second branch at a midpoint, the first branch being coupled to the output of the power supply, and the midpoint being coupled to the adjust node; and
the conditioning circuit is operatively responsive to an indication from the temperature sensor of varying temperature within the low end of the temperature range for sinking or sourcing current at the adjust node.
10. The system of claim 8 wherein:
the voltage-temperature profile for the output capacitor is operatively effective for maintaining current pulses from the diode driver section constant over a high end of the temperature range; and
the conditioning circuit is operatively responsive to an indication in the temperature-varying signal of increasing temperature, within the high end of the temperature range, for perturbing the electrical property of the adjust node to thereby decrease the output voltage of the power supply.
11. The system of claim 8 wherein the conditioning circuit comprises:
a set voltage node;
an operational amplifier having an inverting input, a non-inverting input, and an output; wherein one of the inverting and non-inverting inputs is coupled to the set voltage node, and the other of the inverting and non-inverting inputs is coupled to the temperature sensor; and
a resistance-containing network having one terminus coupled to the output of the operational amplifier, and another terminus coupled to the output voltage adjust node of the power supply through the voltage monitor.
12. The system of claim 8 wherein the diode light source is a laser diode.
13. The system of claim 8 wherein the diode light source is a light emitting diode.
14. A method for driving a diode light source with current pulses, comprising:
driving the diode light source with current pulses from a switchable linear current driver over an operating temperature range;
providing an output voltage from an output of a variable output power supply to the switchable linear current driver, the output having an output capacitor coupled thereto;
sensing temperature of the output capacitor with a temperature sensor physically disposed relative to the output capacitor for indicating temperature thereof; and
increasing the output voltage from the variable output power supply in response to an indication from the temperature sensor of decreasing temperature within a low end of the operating temperature range, to maintain constant the current pulses from the switchable linear current driver to the diode light source.
15. The method of claim 14 further comprising decreasing the output voltage from the variable output power supply in response to an indication from the temperature sensor of increasing temperature within a high end of the operating temperature range, to maintain constant the current pulses from the switchable linear current driver to the diode light source.

1. A gain stage control method comprising:
providing a control current signal;
generating a regulation current signal related to the control current signal;
transforming the regulation current signal into a biasing current that is proportional to the regulation current signal and is related to the control current signal by an exponential law of a type
IPOL=K1exp(K2ICTRL)
with:
IPOL being the baising current,
ICTRL being the control current signal, and
K1 and K2 being multiplicative constants; and biasing the gain stage using the biasing current.
2. The control method according to claim 1 wherein the control current signal comprises a PTAT control signal.
3. The control method according to claim 1 further comprising generating the control current signal by converting a control voltage signal according to a linear relation of direct proportionality.
4. The control method according to claim 3 wherein generating the control current signal comprises:
providing a first steady-temperature current signal;
providing a second PTAT current signal; and
generating the control current signal according to a relation:
I
CTRL

=
K
3

\u2062
I
2
I
1
\u2062

V
CTRL
with:
I1 being the first steady-temperature current signal,
I2 being the second PTAT current signal,
VCTRL being the control voltage signal, and
K3 being a multiplicative constant.
5. A method for generating a biasing current for a gain stage comprising:
generating a regulation current signal based upon a control current signal; and
transforming the regulation current signal into a biasing current based upon the regulation current signal and so that the biasing current is related to the control current signal by an exponential law of a type:
IPOL=K1exp(K2ICTRL)
with:
IPOL being the biasing current,
ICTRL being the control current signal, and
K1 and K2 being multiplicative constants.
6. The method according to claim 5 wherein the control current signal comprises a PTAT control current signal.
7. The method according to claim 5 further comprising generating the control current signal by converting a control voltage signal according to a linear relation of direct proportionality.
8. The control method according to claim 7 wherein generating the control current signal comprises:
providing a first steady-temperature current signal;
providing a second PTAT current signal; and
generating the control current signal according to a relation:
I
CTRL

=
K
3

\u2062
I
2
I
1
\u2062

V
CTRL
with:
I1 being the first steady-temperature current signal,
I2 being the second PTAT current signal,
VCTRL being the control voltage signal, and
K3 being a multiplicative constant.
9. An output power control circuit for a gain stage comprising:
a control circuit generating a regulation current signal according to an exponential law with respect to a control voltage signal and comprising
an input transistor having a control terminal,
an output transistor having a control terminal, a first conduction terminal connected to a reference voltage and a second conduction terminal connected to said biasing circuit, and
at least one operational amplifier having a first input terminal connected to the control terminal of said input transistor, a second input terminal to receive the control voltage signal, and an output terminal connected to the control terminal of said output transistor; and

a biasing circuit connected to said control circuit and generating a biasing current for a control terminal of the gain stage according to a linear relation with respect to the regulation current signal.
10. The output power control circuit according to claim 9 wherein said input transistor comprises a first conduction terminal connected to the reference voltage and a second conduction terminal; and further comprising a reference current generator connected to said second conduction terminal of said input transistor.
11. The output power control circuit according to claim 10 wherein said reference current generator is constant with respect to temperature.
12. The output power control circuit according to claim 9 wherein said control circuit comprises a resistor connected between the control terminal of the input transistor and the first input terminal of said operational amplifier.
13. The output power control circuit according to claim 9 wherein said input transistor is diode-configured.
14. The output power control circuit according to claim 9 further comprising a feedback resistor between the output terminal of said operational amplifier and the second input terminal of said operational amplifier.
15. The output power control circuit according to claim 9 further comprising a voltage-current converter having an input terminal receiving the control voltage signal and having an output terminal for a control current signal connected to the second input terminal of the operational amplifier.
16. The output power control circuit according to claim 15 wherein said voltage-current converter comprises a translinear voltage-current converter.
17. The output power control circuit according to claim 15 wherein the control current signal comprises a PTAT control current signal.
18. The output power control circuit according to claim 17 wherein said voltage-current converter generates the control current signal according to the relation:
I
CTRL

=
K
3

\u2062
I
2
I
1
\u2062

V
CTRL
with
ICTRL being the control current signal;
VCTRL being the control voltage signal;
I1 being a steady-temperature current value;
I2 being a PTAT current value; and
K3 being a multiplicative constant.
19. A wireless telecommunications device comprising:
at least one gain stage having a control terminal;
a control circuit generating a regulation current signal according to an exponential law with respect to a control voltage signal and comprising
an input transistor having a control terminal,
an output transistor having a control terminal, a first conduction terminal connected to a reference voltage and a second conduction terminal connected to said biasing circuit, and
at least one operational amplifier having a first input terminal connected to the control terminal of said input transistor, a second input terminal to receive the control voltage signal, and an output terminal connected to the control terminal of said output transistor; and

a biasing circuit connected to said control circuit and generating a biasing current for the control terminal of said at least one gain stage according to a linear relation with respect to the regulation current signal.
20. The wireless telecommunications device according to claim 19 wherein said input transistor comprises a first conduction terminal connected to the reference voltage and a second conduction terminal; and further comprising a reference current generator connected to said second conduction terminal of said input transistor.
21. The wireless telecommunications device according to claim 20 wherein said reference current generator is constant with respect to temperature.
22. The wireless telecommunications device according to claim 19 wherein said control circuit comprises a resistor connected between the control terminal of the input transistor and the first input terminal of said operational amplifier.
23. The wireless telecommunications device according to claim 19 wherein said input transistor is diode-configured.
24. The wireless telecommunications device according to claim 19 further comprising a feedback resistor between the output terminal of said operational amplifier and the second input terminal of said operational amplifier.
25. The wireless telecommunications device according to claim 19 further comprising a voltage-current converter having an input terminal receiving the control voltage signal and having an output terminal for a current control signal connected to the second input terminal of the operational amplifier.
26. The wireless telecommunications device according to claim 25 wherein said voltage-current converter comprises a translinear voltage-current converter.
27. The wireless telecommunications device according to claim 25 wherein the control current signal comprises a PTAT control current signal.
28. The wireless telecommunications device according to claim 27 wherein said voltage-current converter generates the control current signal according to the relation:
I
CTRL

=
K
3

\u2062
I
2
I
1
\u2062

V
CTRL
with
ICTRL being the control current signal;
VCTRL being the control voltage signal
I1 being a steady-temperature current value;
I2 being a PTAT current value; and
K3 being a multiplicative constant.
29. A gain stage control method comprising:
providing a first control current signal;
generating a regulation current signal related to the first control current signal;
transforming the regulation current signal into a biasing current that is proportional to the regulation current signal and is related to the first control current signal by an exponential law;
biasing the gain stage using the biasing current; and
generating the first control current signal by converting a control voltage signal according to a linear relation of direct proportionality by
providing a first steady-temperature current signal,
providing a second PTAT current signal, and
generating the first control current signal according to a relation:
I
CTRL

=
K
3

\u2062
I
2
I
1
\u2062

V
CTRL
with:
ICTRL being the first control current signal,
I1 being the first steady-temperature current signal,
I2 being the second PTAT current signal,
VCTRL being the control voltage signal, and
K3 being a multiplicative constant.
30. A method for generating a biasing current for a gain stage comprising:
generating a regulation current signal based upon a first control current signal;
transforming the regulation current signal into a biasing current based upon the regulation current signal and so that the biasing current is related to the first control current signal by an exponential law; and
generating the first control current signal by converting a control voltage signal according to a linear relation of direct proportionality by
providing a first steady-temperature current signal,
providing a second PTAT current signal, and
generating the first control current signal according to a relation:
I
CTRL

=
K
3

\u2062
I
2
I
1
\u2062

V
CTRL
with:
ICTRL being the first control current signal,
I1 being the first steady-temperature current signal,
I2 being the second PTAT current signal,
VCTRL being the control voltage signal, and
K3 being a multiplicative constant.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. Apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine including:
a cash dispenser;
a check imaging device;
a marking device, wherein the marking device is operative to mark indicia on a check received by the machine;
at least one processor in the machine, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with the check imaging device;
wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate marked image data corresponding to a visual image of at least one side of the check marked with indicia through operation of the marking device;
wherein the at least one processor is operative to change the marked image data to produce modified marked image data, wherein at least some data that corresponds to indicia marked on the check through operation of the marking device is not included in the modified marked image data.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the automated banking machine further includes:
a communication device, wherein the communication device is operative to send the modified marked image data from the automated banking machine to a remote computer.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the automated banking machine further includes:
a communication device, wherein the communication device is in operative connection with the at least one processor, wherein the communication device is operative to send the modified marked image data from the automated banking machine to a remote computer, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the communication device to send first data to the remote computer, wherein the first data corresponds to at least some of the data included in the marked image data which is not included in the modified marked image data.
4. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the automated banking machine includes at least one customer input device, wherein the at least one customer input device is operative to receive identifying data corresponding to at least one of a customer and a customer account associated with a transaction in which the check is received in the machine, and wherein the marking device is operative to mark indicia corresponding to at least a portion of the identifying data on the check.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate at least one authenticity feature, wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the at least one authenticity feature to be included in at least one of the marked image data and the modified marked image data.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the check includes a micr line thereon, and wherein the marked image data includes data corresponding to the micr line, and wherein the at least one processor is further operative to modify data corresponding to at least a portion of the micr line.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the automated banking machine to carry out a transaction in which the check is received, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate at least one markup language document, wherein the at least one markup language document includes data corresponding to the transaction.
8. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate image overlay data, wherein the image overlay data corresponds to at least some of the indicia marked on the check through operation of the marking device, wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate at least some of the modified marked image data responsive to the image overlay data.
9. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the automated banking machine further includes a clock device, wherein the clock device is operative to determine a current time, and wherein the indicia marked by the marking device on the check includes indicia corresponding to a time associated with receipt of the check by the automated banking machine.
10. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the automated banking machine further includes at least one data store, wherein the at least one data store is in operative connection with the at least one processor, wherein the at least one data store includes identifying data corresponding to the automated banking machine, and wherein indicia marked on the check through operation of the marking device corresponds to the identifying data.
11. Apparatus comprising:
a machine including:
a check imaging device;
a marking device, wherein the marking device is operative to mark indicia on a check received by the machine;
at least one processor in the machine, wherein the at least one processor is operative to receive data generated responsive to operation of the check imaging device;
wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate marked image data corresponding to a visual image of at least one side of the check marked with indicia through operation of the marking device;
wherein the at least one processor is operative to change the marked image data to produce modified marked image data, wherein at least some data corresponding to indicia marked on the check through operation of the marking device is not included in the modified marked image data.
12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the machine further comprises a cash dispenser, and wherein the machine comprises an automated banking machine.
13. The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the machine further includes:
a communication device, wherein the communication device is in operative connection with the at least one processor, wherein the communication device is operative to send the modified marked image data from the machine to a remote computer.
14. The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the machine includes at least one customer input device, wherein the at least one customer input device is operative to receive identifying data corresponding to at least one of a customer and a customer account associated with a transaction in which a check is received in the machine, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with the at least one customer input device, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with the marking device, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the marking device to mark indicia corresponding to at least a portion of the identifying data on a received check.
15. The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate at least one authenticity feature, wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the at least one authenticity feature to be included in at least one of the marked image data and the modified marked image data.
16. The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the machine is operative to receive a check including a micr line, wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate marked image data that includes micr line data corresponding to a micr line of a received check, and wherein the at least one processor is further operative to modify at least a portion of the micr line data.
17. The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the machine to carry out a transaction in which a check is received by the machine, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate at least one markup language document including data associated with the transaction.
18. The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate image overlay data, wherein the image overlay data corresponds to at least some indicia marked on a received check through operation of the marking device, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to generate at least some modified marked image data responsive to the image overlay data.
19. The apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the machine further includes a clock device, wherein the clock device is operative to determine a current time, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with the marking device, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the marking device to mark indicia on a received check that corresponds to a time associated with receipt of the check by the machine.
20. The apparatus according to claim 11 and further comprising at least one data store, wherein the at least one data store includes identifying data corresponding to the machine, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with the at least one data store, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with the marking device, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the marking device to mark indicia on a received check that corresponds to the identifying data.