Patent ID: 8078539
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for sorting a plurality of checks using a check sorting system comprising: reading information from a check of the plurality of checks using a scanner module of the check sorting system, the check being drawn against an account maintained by a customer at a financial institution; providing the information read from the check to a controller of the check sorting system; obtaining, by the controller, a sort priority order number for the check from a database using at least a portion of the information read from the check, the sort priority order number being based on a delivery location specified by the customer for an account statement associated with the account; sorting, using a sorter of the check sorting system, the check into one of a plurality of bins based on the sort priority order number obtained from the database; and repeating the reading, obtaining and sorting steps for each of the plurality of checks.