Patent ID: 7068832
Filing Date: 2006-06-27
Classification: G06K,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A lockbox processing method comprising the steps of: receiving a check and at least one document associated the check, the check and at least one document forming a group, the check having a check number associated therewith; generating identifying information, the identifying information containing at least the check number; optically scanning at least one document to generate a document image; associating the document image with the identifying information; optically scanning the check to generate a check image; generating a check data record containing at least the check number; generating a document data record containing document information that identifies at least one document; and logically associating the check data record, the document data record, the check image and the document image; wherein the step of generating the identifying information further comprises the steps of: encoding the identifying information into a bar code; printing the bar code on a header sheet; optically scanning the header sheet to generate a header sheet image; and performing a bar code recognition process on the header sheet image to recognize the identifying information.