(left) This is an inquiry station at the Mercantile Trust Company that is equipped with closed-circuit T.V. monitor and keyboard. By turning to this unit, the teller can check the signature of a customer within 6 to 10 seconds. (right) Above is the automatic storage retriever unit, the "brain" of Mercantile's Automatic Signature Verificiation System. Attached to the main unit is an operator's
Mercantile Trust Company has announced plans to install an automatic signature verification system similar to the test model shown above. The Mercantile installation, the first of its kind to be put into business use, will consist of 16 inquiry stations, equipped with closed circuit TV and keyboards, plus automatic filing and retrieval units.
