Patent ID: 8321314

Claim:
A computer-readable storage medium having a computer-readable program embodied therein for directing operation of a computer system, including a processor and a storage device, wherein the computer-readable program comprises instructions for operating the computer system to: receive a plurality of electronic files, wherein: each electronic file of the plurality of electronic files includes an electronic image of a negotiable instrument, each electronic file includes a plurality of data fields, and each negotiable instrument within each electronic file has an associated monetary value; store the plurality of electronic files; sort the plurality of electronic files based on a monetary value threshold of each negotiable instrument within each electronic file; create a first group comprised of electronic files that contain images of negotiable instruments greater than the monetary value threshold; sort the first group of electronic files according to either a return location routing number or a bank of first deposit indicator contained within each electronic file of the first group of electronic files; sort the first group of electronic files into sub-groups, wherein: members of a first subgroup are at least partially identified by an identifier being present in a deposit account number at a bank of first deposit data field, members of a second subgroup are at least partially identified by an identifier being present in a bank of first deposit item sequence number data field, members of a third subgroup are at least partially identified by a bank of first deposit data field, members of a fourth subgroup are at least partially identified by an endorsing bank routing number data field, and a fifth subgroup, wherein the fifth subgroup contains electronic files that are not a member of the first, second, third, or fourth subgroups, wherein electronic files are members of only one subgroup and membership in a subgroup is determined in order, starting with the first subgroup; calculate a number of electronic files contained in each subgroup; and cause a first set of statistics based on the number of electronic files contained in each subgroup to be displayed.