Patent ID: 6990224

Claim:
A method for communicating and matching electronic files for a check adjustment case, comprising the steps of: receiving an electronic check adjustment text message comprising key data relating to a check adjustment case; receiving an electronic file comprising an image of a document to follow (“DTF”) associated with the key data relating to the check adjustment case, wherein said step of receiving an electronic file comprises the steps of receiving a cover page comprising the key data, receiving the image of the DTF, creating an electronic text file comprising the key data from the cover page, creating an electronic DTF image file comprising the image of the DTF, and associating the electronic text file with the electronic DTF image file; determining whether the text message's key data matches the key data associated with the image of the DTF by determining whether the text message's key data matches the key data in the electronic text file; and linking the text message to the image of the DTF in response to a determination that the text message's key data matches the key data associated with the image of the DTF.