Patent ID: 8583546

Claim:
A system for processing image cash letter files comprising image cash letters having transaction records directed to a first image exchange system and transaction records directed to a second image exchange system, the system comprising: a computer system comprising at least one processor and an operatively connected non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to: receive an input cash letter file comprising at least one image cash letter, wherein the at least one image cash letter comprises transaction records directed to a first image exchange system and a second image exchange system; generate a first output cash letter file destined for the first image exchange system, wherein the generating comprises generating a first output cash letter file header based on a header of the input cash letter file; generate a second output cash letter file destined for the second image exchange system, wherein the generating comprises generating a second output cash letter file header based on the header of the input cash letter file; for each transaction record in the input cash letter: conditioned upon a first transaction record being directed to an account associated with the first image exchange system: write the first transaction record to the first output cash letter file; and update the first output cash letter file header to indicate the presence of the first transaction record; and conditioned upon a second transaction record being directed to an account associated with the second exchange system: write the second transaction record to the second output cash letter file; and update the second output cash letter file header to indicate the presence of the second transaction record; transmit the first output cash letter file to the first image exchange system; and transmit the second output cash letter file to the second image exchange system.