Patent ID: 7599543
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07D,G07F

Abstract:
1. A system for processing checks comprising: at least one input receptacle that receives checks; at least one output receptacle that receives checks; an input device that receives customer identification information; an image scanner that obtains an image of at least a portion of at least one side of each received check and extracts, from each check image, at least one of an ABA number, an account number, or a check number; a transport mechanism that transports each check, one at a time, from the at least one input receptacle, past the image scanner, to the at least one output receptacle; a processor that operates to create a searchable file, the searchable file comprising the customer identification information and the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number; and a memory that stores the searchable file, wherein: the processor receives a request that provides at least one of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number; the processor responds to the request by searching the memory and comparing the at least one of a flagged ABA number, a flagged account number, or a flagged check number to the extracted ABA number, the extracted account number, and/or the extracted check number stored in the memory; and the processor responds to the request by retrieving from the memory any customer identification information associated with any received checks with matching information.